Attribution Format¶
attributedTo is defined here in the ActivityStreams Vocabulary. It allows us to tell, who authored / owns the object.
This test explores what is allowed in the field.
Examples¶
Example 1¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/hwy29wBSztI",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:11Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/5rYGx5KXheQ",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:11Z",
"content": "single element"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "01981287-e5c6-9ce6-0faf-b5f09ce04127",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/5rYGx5KXheQ",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/5rYGx5KXheQ",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:19:11.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01981284-5594-c6f0-d75b-0e5775d835bf",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:15:19.315Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 105,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "single element",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01981283-18f7-e393-9aec-c8a8e2bc1a79",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 2¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1uMna5vu0So",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:13Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1qHgq-gVnxE",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:13Z",
"content": "single element as list"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "01981287-eba9-51ce-6cfb-1aee077c9a3b",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1qHgq-gVnxE",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1qHgq-gVnxE",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:19:13.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01981284-5594-c6f0-d75b-0e5775d835bf",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:15:19.315Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 106,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "single element as list",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01981283-18f7-e393-9aec-c8a8e2bc1a79",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 3¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dMX0QoA5xvo",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:14Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"http://pasture-one-actor/second"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/652ZcUxaIeQ",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:14Z",
"content": "two elements as list"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "01981287-f184-4950-3963-2331f67b9878",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/652ZcUxaIeQ",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/652ZcUxaIeQ",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:19:14.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01981284-5594-c6f0-d75b-0e5775d835bf",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:15:19.315Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 107,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "two elements as list",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01981283-18f7-e393-9aec-c8a8e2bc1a79",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 4¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ApIg5_3G_Zo",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:16Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": {
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xXvfCdnNbiw",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:16Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "01981287-f760-1a0e-ffe9-ed427aee6e79",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xXvfCdnNbiw",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xXvfCdnNbiw",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:19:16.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01981284-5594-c6f0-d75b-0e5775d835bf",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:15:19.315Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 108,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "a dictionary",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01981283-18f7-e393-9aec-c8a8e2bc1a79",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 5¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xfuU1dwm61M",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:17Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
{
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
}
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/nTQ9Gkugs2k",
"published": "2025-07-16T09:19:17Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "01981287-fd31-be64-c09a-f7d289becf69",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/nTQ9Gkugs2k",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/nTQ9Gkugs2k",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:19:17.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01981284-5594-c6f0-d75b-0e5775d835bf",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-07-16T09:15:19.315Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 109,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "a dictionary",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01981283-18f7-e393-9aec-c8a8e2bc1a79",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}