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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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/fglWIBxOIxQ",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/zlxF7mchwMg",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:20Z",
    "content": "text @actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@actor@test_server",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjnzvkwpbvn001h",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/zlxF7mchwMg",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/zlxF7mchwMg",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 45,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>text </span><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"http://pasture_one_actor/actor\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>actor</span></a></span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "text @actor@pasture_one_actor",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:20.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
      "username": "actor",
      "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
      "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/n79Hm5pSbbc",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/OpJx9w-FMEc",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:22Z",
    "content": "unrelated text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "something something",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjnzx4gpbvn001i",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/OpJx9w-FMEc",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/OpJx9w-FMEc",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 46,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>unrelated text</span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "unrelated text",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:22.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
      "username": "actor",
      "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
      "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/P1fXbq9lqhw",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/nYHnDvzpsQU",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:24Z",
    "content": "Missing Name @actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjnzyo0pbvn001j",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/nYHnDvzpsQU",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/nYHnDvzpsQU",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 47,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>Missing Name </span><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"http://pasture_one_actor/actor\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>actor</span></a></span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "Missing Name @actor@pasture_one_actor",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:24.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
      "username": "actor",
      "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
      "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/yoZg6-IcDvI",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/a5WfEU7Ni-w",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:27Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@the_milkman@mastodon.social",
      "href": "https://mastodon.social/users/the_milkman"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjo00zcpbvn001m",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/a5WfEU7Ni-w",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/a5WfEU7Ni-w",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 48,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>text</span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "text",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:27.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "9qjo01h2pbvn001k",
      "username": "the_milkman",
      "acct": "the_milkman@mastodon.social",
      "url": "https://mastodon.social/@the_milkman"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/wC6YOfGmK5o",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/Do3sQLCT0j0",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:29Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@dummy@example",
      "href": "https://dummy.example"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjo02iwpbvn001n",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/Do3sQLCT0j0",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/Do3sQLCT0j0",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 49,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>text</span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "text",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:29.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/sTFtqYLW7a0",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/NmH1AhEJAKU",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:31Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Mention",
      "name": "@test_actor@test_server",
      "href": "http://test_actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjo042gpbvn001o",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/NmH1AhEJAKU",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/NmH1AhEJAKU",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 50,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>text</span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "text",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:31.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/2wnmWY8yf1w",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/cqDGEVc4Wn8",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:33Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "as:Mention",
      "name": "yay",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


```json title="sharkey"
{
  "id": "9qjo05m0pbvn001p",
  "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/cqDGEVc4Wn8",
  "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/cqDGEVc4Wn8",
  "account": {
    "id": "9qjnxfoapbvn0002",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "fqn": "actor@pasture_one_actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:54:26.074Z",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 51,
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "avatar": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "avatar_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/avatar.png",
    "header": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "header_static": "https://dev.joinsharkey.org/static-assets/transparent.png",
    "emojis": [],
    "moved": null,
    "fields": [],
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": true
  },
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "content": "<p><span>text</span></p>",
  "content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
  "text": "text",
  "created_at": "2024-03-06T17:56:33.000Z",
  "emojis": [],
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogged": false,
  "favourited": false,
  "muted": false,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null,
  "application": null,
  "language": null,
  "pinned": false,
  "reactions": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "bookmarked": false,
  "quote": null
}
```

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": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/9vzjqW5DotQ",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://sharkey/users/9qjnvr5wi3ew0001"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor/Gjo4xuFYbSI",
    "published": "2024-03-06T17:56:35Z",
    "content": "@actor text",
    "tag": {
      "name": "@actor",
      "href": "http://pasture_one_actor/actor"
    }
  }
}
```


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