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Mentions

Mentions are discussed in this section of ActivityStreams.

The big difference on if mentions are parsed are currently a result of if the value in href can be resolved by the application being tested.

In the support table parsed means that the activity could be parsed, but the mention was discarded. A ❌ in the support table means that the entire message has failed to parse.

Examples

Example 1

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/B8vA6ArbNUw",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/BcaE4z49k28",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:02Z",
    "content": "text @actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@actor@test_server",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="misskey"
{
  "id": "9qjn8hgw3ffu001h",
  "createdAt": "2024-03-06T17:35:02.000Z",
  "userId": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
  "user": {
    "id": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "text @actor@pasture_one_actor",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "mentions": [
    "9qjn65mj3ffu0004"
  ],
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/BcaE4z49k28",
  "clippedCount": 0
}
```

Example 2

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/tAtkt_PfRTM",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/zKEtTubObX8",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:04Z",
    "content": "unrelated text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "something something",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="misskey"
{
  "id": "9qjn8j0g3ffu001i",
  "createdAt": "2024-03-06T17:35:04.000Z",
  "userId": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
  "user": {
    "id": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "unrelated text",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "mentions": [
    "9qjn65mj3ffu0004"
  ],
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/zKEtTubObX8",
  "clippedCount": 0
}
```

Example 3

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/SRLaOPRsw7U",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/ncnbdMErm94",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:06Z",
    "content": "Missing Name @actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="misskey"
{
  "id": "9qjn8kk03ffu001j",
  "createdAt": "2024-03-06T17:35:06.000Z",
  "userId": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
  "user": {
    "id": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "Missing Name @actor@pasture_one_actor",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "mentions": [
    "9qjn65mj3ffu0004"
  ],
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/ncnbdMErm94",
  "clippedCount": 0
}
```

Example 4

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/ZrOgOMOvJNE",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/kcBRFSp4tUI",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:08Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@the_milkman@mastodon.social",
      "href": "https://mastodon.social/users/the_milkman"
    }
  }
}
```


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Example 5

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/X9w70-8lPMw",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/OVmBaBr3w_4",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:10Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@dummy@example",
      "href": "https://dummy.example"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="misskey"
{
  "id": "9qjn8nn43ffu001k",
  "createdAt": "2024-03-06T17:35:10.000Z",
  "userId": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
  "user": {
    "id": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "text",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/OVmBaBr3w_4",
  "clippedCount": 0
}
```

Example 6

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/ByiLXhoGbAI",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/BfFHK2xHeWc",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:12Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@test_actor@test_server",
      "href": "http://test_actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="misskey"
{
  "id": "9qjn8p6o3ffu001o",
  "createdAt": "2024-03-06T17:35:12.000Z",
  "userId": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
  "user": {
    "id": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "text",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/BfFHK2xHeWc",
  "clippedCount": 0
}
```

Example 7

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/TYNVKXDmdcU",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/EcgQT1XVHzc",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:14Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "as:Mention",
      "name": "yay",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="misskey"
{
  "id": "9qjn8qq83ffu001p",
  "createdAt": "2024-03-06T17:35:14.000Z",
  "userId": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
  "user": {
    "id": "9qjn65mj3ffu0004",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "text",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/EcgQT1XVHzc",
  "clippedCount": 0
}
```

Example 8

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/ZDs_0ZDbcF8",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/9qjn4jz0rqol0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/X_yNgIY9TGs",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:35:16Z",
    "content": "@actor text",
    "tag": {
      "name": "@actor",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


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