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://hollo/@john",
"as:Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/1E03mziZnlI",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:26Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/P5EjjI1YCWc",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:26Z",
"content": "single element"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01K3GVCMJR13MQ2HXWH0X032Z6",
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:19.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/n8wCMY8zQ5c",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/n8wCMY8zQ5c",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01K3GV8459F044M7E2J13WTR56",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:48:51.133Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 107,
"last_status_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:19.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01KA518HV2YMVXQKRA76EF2ZJV",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
hollo
{
"id": "0198ea9a-6df0-7526-8cf4-50a0cf8cb82b",
"created_at": "2025-08-27T08:17:26.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/P5EjjI1YCWc",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/P5EjjI1YCWc",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element",
"reblog": null,
"quote_id": null,
"quote": null,
"application": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ea98-1daf-74ca-ab5b-29bdfc9e43ad",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-27T08:14:54.323Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"moved": null,
"last_status_at": null,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"card": null,
"emojis": [],
"emoji_reactions": [],
"poll": null,
"filtered": null
}
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://hollo/@john",
"as:Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/zLgRoBYORcw",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:27Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
],
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3nr2cE5yiqw",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:27Z",
"content": "single element as list"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01K3GVCNJ0Q1C2FSX7Y6D7YD4V",
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:20.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/mSb8Li5rzfs",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/mSb8Li5rzfs",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element as list",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01K3GV8459F044M7E2J13WTR56",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:48:51.133Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 108,
"last_status_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:20.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01KA518HV2YMVXQKRA76EF2ZJV",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
hollo
{
"id": "0198ea9a-71d8-7c0a-8a61-52b8ed297c70",
"created_at": "2025-08-27T08:17:27.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3nr2cE5yiqw",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3nr2cE5yiqw",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element as list",
"reblog": null,
"quote_id": null,
"quote": null,
"application": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ea98-1daf-74ca-ab5b-29bdfc9e43ad",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-27T08:14:54.323Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"moved": null,
"last_status_at": null,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"card": null,
"emojis": [],
"emoji_reactions": [],
"poll": null,
"filtered": null
}
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://hollo/@john",
"as:Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/XuAxk7DV_pE",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:28Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"http://pasture-one-actor/second"
],
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/NmCAlTvJ6JE",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:28Z",
"content": "two elements as list"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01K3GVCPH8YS0STB94SNEJ0HK8",
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:21.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/DMLZh_Miffo",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/DMLZh_Miffo",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "two elements as list",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01K3GV8459F044M7E2J13WTR56",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:48:51.133Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 109,
"last_status_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:21.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01KA518HV2YMVXQKRA76EF2ZJV",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
hollo
{
"id": "0198ea9a-75c0-7e2a-a0a6-d4dd09336fbf",
"created_at": "2025-08-27T08:17:28.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/NmCAlTvJ6JE",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/NmCAlTvJ6JE",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "two elements as list",
"reblog": null,
"quote_id": null,
"quote": null,
"application": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ea98-1daf-74ca-ab5b-29bdfc9e43ad",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-27T08:14:54.323Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"moved": null,
"last_status_at": null,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"card": null,
"emojis": [],
"emoji_reactions": [],
"poll": null,
"filtered": null
}
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://hollo/@john",
"as:Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/omHlZ_FFwvY",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:28Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": {
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/1EneHry-DH4",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:28Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01K3GVCPH8VAK4N4YTZ914BXWC",
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:21.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/QPGeGFfV-fk",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/QPGeGFfV-fk",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "a dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01K3GV8459F044M7E2J13WTR56",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:48:51.133Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 110,
"last_status_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:21.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01KA518HV2YMVXQKRA76EF2ZJV",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
no result
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://hollo/@john",
"as:Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/gC2YDnL8pkQ",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:41Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
{
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
}
],
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/F5Ak8DkJwxM",
"published": "2025-08-27T08:17:41Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01K3GVCQGGC10AM1KVCBDE5N9F",
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:22.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/CZ2ccSXyjZM",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/CZ2ccSXyjZM",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "a dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01K3GV8459F044M7E2J13WTR56",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-08-25T14:48:51.133Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 111,
"last_status_at": "2025-08-25T14:51:22.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01KA518HV2YMVXQKRA76EF2ZJV",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
no result