Image Description¶
The Image type is defined in ActivityStreams Vocabulary.
In this support table, we only consider how the image description, commonly called AltText is handled. Image descriptions are important from an accessibility standpoint, see WCAG 2.2. Text Alternatives.
It seems that certain implementations, e.g. firefish, store the image description on a per image URL basis and not for every instance of an image reference.
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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/9KoE93mx7Qw",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:31Z",
"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/object/JqTGPlu-YvA",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:31Z",
"content": "no description",
"attachment": {
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/images/100.png"
}
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198ad58-74a2-b512-d4de-faf2c038bed2",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/JqTGPlu-YvA",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/JqTGPlu-YvA",
"created_at": "2025-08-15T10:48:31.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ad56-9bd5-1de6-898f-6df23ed47fb2",
"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": "2025-08-15T10:46:31.125Z",
"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": 28,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "no description",
"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": [
{
"id": "0198ad58-749a-6a8d-bcfe-a2b25064a8e4",
"type": "image",
"url": "http://mitra/media/257581a769ad257dd439d056c9b7e9f4790c747891ed0e78d5bc7b08db55dc4e.png",
"preview_url": "http://mitra/media/257581a769ad257dd439d056c9b7e9f4790c747891ed0e78d5bc7b08db55dc4e.png",
"description": null
}
],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "0198ad55-5d39-6fdb-9363-faa4fbe4b90f",
"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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/Z_gfXXAxW9c",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:32Z",
"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/object/E5fGb0dbzlU",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:32Z",
"content": "text",
"attachment": {
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/images/100.png",
"name": "name",
"summary": "summary",
"content": "content"
}
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198ad58-7a7d-c96f-6efb-27d936582116",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/E5fGb0dbzlU",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/E5fGb0dbzlU",
"created_at": "2025-08-15T10:48:32.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ad56-9bd5-1de6-898f-6df23ed47fb2",
"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": "2025-08-15T10:46:31.125Z",
"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": 29,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "text",
"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": [
{
"id": "0198ad58-7a76-1856-4ddc-4f6fa4ebae87",
"type": "image",
"url": "http://mitra/media/71afc8a5a705880538e7cafe961a65d0e68013cfe40fb233ee3f140cc0eff2f0.png",
"preview_url": "http://mitra/media/71afc8a5a705880538e7cafe961a65d0e68013cfe40fb233ee3f140cc0eff2f0.png",
"description": "name"
}
],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "0198ad55-5d39-6fdb-9363-faa4fbe4b90f",
"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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/pLvwFk405VM",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:33Z",
"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/object/nPVx4wdGB8Y",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:33Z",
"content": "text",
"attachment": [
{
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png",
"name": "name",
"imageType": "image/jpeg"
}
]
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198ad58-804f-3e0c-7b33-8cc020f93ade",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/nPVx4wdGB8Y",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/nPVx4wdGB8Y",
"created_at": "2025-08-15T10:48:33.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ad56-9bd5-1de6-898f-6df23ed47fb2",
"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": "2025-08-15T10:46:31.125Z",
"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": 30,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "text<p><a href=\"http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png\" rel=\"noopener\">http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png</a></p>",
"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": "0198ad55-5d39-6fdb-9363-faa4fbe4b90f",
"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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/7dbDlosfMuQ",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:35Z",
"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/object/9fLAJHSpMAM",
"published": "2025-08-15T10:48:35Z",
"content": "no comment in attachment",
"attachment": [
{
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png"
}
]
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198ad58-8638-f1d9-4cf1-e68b3d81612b",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/9fLAJHSpMAM",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/9fLAJHSpMAM",
"created_at": "2025-08-15T10:48:35.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198ad56-9bd5-1de6-898f-6df23ed47fb2",
"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": "2025-08-15T10:46:31.125Z",
"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": 31,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "no comment in attachment<p><a href=\"http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png\" rel=\"noopener\">http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png</a></p>",
"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": "0198ad55-5d39-6fdb-9363-faa4fbe4b90f",
"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": []
}