Hashtags and JSON-LD

The examples here are various variations of creating the Hashtag element in the tag list. These variations can be useful in understanding how strict an application sees JSON-LD.

Hashtags are a good illustration of JSON-LD parsing as Hashtag is not part of the ActivityStreams vocabulary.

All examples except the first are questionable, and probably should not be used when publishing to the Fediverse. The examples marked with ⚠️ are expected to fail with a JSON-LD parser. The examples using as:Hashtag are expected to fail with a JSON only parser.

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://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/76aof5HYUfo",
  "published": "2025-08-30T18:34:58Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/baWDExHuOZA",
    "published": "2025-08-30T18:34:58Z",
    "content": "text",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Hashtag",
      "name": "#test"
    }
  }
}

akkoma

{
  "reblogged": false,
  "text": null,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "text"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/baWDExHuOZA",
    "conversation_id": 1312798715,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/baWDExHuOZA",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [],
  "id": "AxhhLD7dlwvLUB6v2W",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxhhB3LXU21xnsVgmm",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "text",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/baWDExHuOZA",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "test",
      "url": "http://akkoma/tag/test"
    }
  ],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:34:49.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxhhKJtD7thYBUw7Pc",
    "last_status_at": "2025-08-30",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 14,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:34:58.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 0
}

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://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/WdIbP1xWZak",
  "published": "2025-08-30T18:34:59Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/8e5_oVcTaww",
    "published": "2025-08-30T18:34:59Z",
    "content": "using as:Hashtag",
    "tag": {
      "type": "as:Hashtag",
      "name": "#test"
    }
  }
}

akkoma

{
  "reblogged": false,
  "text": null,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "using as:Hashtag"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/8e5_oVcTaww",
    "conversation_id": 724985400,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/8e5_oVcTaww",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [],
  "id": "AxhhLHDSYFxIBNrcfI",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxhhB3LXU21xnsVgmm",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "using as:Hashtag",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/8e5_oVcTaww",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:34:49.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxhhKJtD7thYBUw7Pc",
    "last_status_at": "2025-08-30",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 15,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:34:59.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 0
}

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://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/dy9bgsc0VXU",
  "published": "2025-08-30T18:35:00Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qcExReF5mIk",
    "published": "2025-08-30T18:35:00Z",
    "content": "no type \u26a0\ufe0f ",
    "tag": {
      "name": "#test"
    }
  }
}

no result

Example 4

activity

{
  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/uCZoJwFR8_c",
  "published": "2025-08-30T18:35:12Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/1fTTl9Na8KY",
    "published": "2025-08-30T18:35:12Z",
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "content": "Hashtag not in @context \u26a0\ufe0f ",
    "tag": {
      "type": "Hashtag",
      "name": "#test"
    }
  }
}

akkoma

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  "reblogged": false,
  "text": null,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "Hashtag not in @context \u26a0\ufe0f "
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/1fTTl9Na8KY",
    "conversation_id": 1469599540,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/1fTTl9Na8KY",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [],
  "id": "AxhhMRLmMHOJu2JHd2",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxhhB3LXU21xnsVgmm",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "Hashtag not in @context \u26a0\ufe0f ",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/1fTTl9Na8KY",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "test",
      "url": "http://akkoma/tag/test"
    }
  ],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:34:49.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxhhKJtD7thYBUw7Pc",
    "last_status_at": "2025-08-30",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 16,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:35:12.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 0
}

Example 5

activity

{
  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/IEnadKRAiTs",
  "published": "2025-08-30T18:35:12Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/B7lg4yovyh8",
    "published": "2025-08-30T18:35:12Z",
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "content": "Hashtag not in @context; as:Hashtag",
    "tag": {
      "type": "as:Hashtag",
      "name": "#test"
    }
  }
}

akkoma

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  "reblogged": false,
  "text": null,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "Hashtag not in @context; as:Hashtag"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/B7lg4yovyh8",
    "conversation_id": 594322834,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/B7lg4yovyh8",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [],
  "id": "AxhhMVMdR2S8Lqk1WC",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxhhB3LXU21xnsVgmm",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "Hashtag not in @context; as:Hashtag",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/B7lg4yovyh8",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:34:49.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxhhKJtD7thYBUw7Pc",
    "last_status_at": "2025-08-30",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 17,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-08-30T18:35:12.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 0
}