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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/eCCDa3wtQps",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:34Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/ohRBrVAR7pA",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:34Z",
"content": "single element"
}
}
friendica
{
"id": "118",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:34.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_status": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": "af",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/ohRBrVAR7pA",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/ohRBrVAR7pA",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "single element",
"reblog": null,
"quote": null,
"application": {
"name": "ActivityPub",
"vapid_key": null
},
"account": {
"id": "5",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": true,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:31:08.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"avatar_static": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"header": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"header_static": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"friendica": {
"title": "",
"changed_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:34.000Z",
"commented_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:34.000Z",
"received_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:34.000Z",
"delivery_data": {
"delivery_queue_count": null,
"delivery_queue_done": null,
"delivery_queue_failed": null
},
"dislikes_count": 0,
"disliked": false,
"network": "ActivityPub",
"platform": "ActivityPub",
"version": "",
"sitename": "",
"visibility": {
"allow_cid": [],
"deny_cid": [],
"allow_gid": [],
"deny_gid": []
},
"content": "single element"
}
}
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://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/zhHalXluVlA",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:35Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/aQ8prgIv8r0",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:35Z",
"content": "single element as list"
}
}
friendica
{
"id": "119",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:35.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_status": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": "fr",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/aQ8prgIv8r0",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/aQ8prgIv8r0",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "single element as list",
"reblog": null,
"quote": null,
"application": {
"name": "ActivityPub",
"vapid_key": null
},
"account": {
"id": "5",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": true,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:31:08.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"avatar_static": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"header": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"header_static": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"friendica": {
"title": "",
"changed_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:36.000Z",
"commented_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:36.000Z",
"received_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:35.000Z",
"delivery_data": {
"delivery_queue_count": null,
"delivery_queue_done": null,
"delivery_queue_failed": null
},
"dislikes_count": 0,
"disliked": false,
"network": "ActivityPub",
"platform": "ActivityPub",
"version": "",
"sitename": "",
"visibility": {
"allow_cid": [],
"deny_cid": [],
"allow_gid": [],
"deny_gid": []
},
"content": "single element as list"
}
}
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://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/WRFFcPL1D6M",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:37Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"http://pasture-one-actor/second"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/q9PZ1A_mXAE",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:37Z",
"content": "two elements as list"
}
}
friendica
{
"id": "120",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:37.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_status": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": "ca",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/q9PZ1A_mXAE",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/q9PZ1A_mXAE",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "two elements as list",
"reblog": null,
"quote": null,
"application": {
"name": "ActivityPub",
"vapid_key": null
},
"account": {
"id": "5",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": true,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:31:08.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"avatar_static": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"header": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"header_static": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"friendica": {
"title": "",
"changed_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:37.000Z",
"commented_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:37.000Z",
"received_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:37.000Z",
"delivery_data": {
"delivery_queue_count": null,
"delivery_queue_done": null,
"delivery_queue_failed": null
},
"dislikes_count": 0,
"disliked": false,
"network": "ActivityPub",
"platform": "ActivityPub",
"version": "",
"sitename": "",
"visibility": {
"allow_cid": [],
"deny_cid": [],
"allow_gid": [],
"deny_gid": []
},
"content": "two elements as list"
}
}
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://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/Y3YsG8y31nE",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:38Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": {
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/R96l3M0dV80",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:38Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
friendica
{
"id": "122",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:38.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_status": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": "en",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/R96l3M0dV80",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/R96l3M0dV80",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "a dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"quote": null,
"application": {
"name": "ActivityPub",
"vapid_key": null
},
"account": {
"id": "5",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": true,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:31:08.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"avatar_static": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"header": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"header_static": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"friendica": {
"title": "",
"changed_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:39.000Z",
"commented_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:39.000Z",
"received_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:39.000Z",
"delivery_data": {
"delivery_queue_count": null,
"delivery_queue_done": null,
"delivery_queue_failed": null
},
"dislikes_count": 0,
"disliked": false,
"network": "ActivityPub",
"platform": "ActivityPub",
"version": "",
"sitename": "",
"visibility": {
"allow_cid": [],
"deny_cid": [],
"allow_gid": [],
"deny_gid": []
},
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/LwzSyhNkhVQ",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:40Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
{
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
}
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://friendica/profile/friend"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wfkEDcPMfY4",
"published": "2025-09-01T09:37:40Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
friendica
{
"id": "123",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:40.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_status": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": "en",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wfkEDcPMfY4",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wfkEDcPMfY4",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "a dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"quote": null,
"application": {
"name": "ActivityPub",
"vapid_key": null
},
"account": {
"id": "5",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": true,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T09:31:08.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"avatar_static": "http://friendica/photo/contact/320/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"header": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068",
"header_static": "http://friendica/photo/header/0700725d-72c7be8a-36a431191785fdc7?ts=1756719068&static=1",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"friendica": {
"title": "",
"changed_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:40.000Z",
"commented_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:40.000Z",
"received_at": "2025-09-01T09:37:40.000Z",
"delivery_data": {
"delivery_queue_count": null,
"delivery_queue_done": null,
"delivery_queue_failed": null
},
"dislikes_count": 0,
"disliked": false,
"network": "ActivityPub",
"platform": "ActivityPub",
"version": "",
"sitename": "",
"visibility": {
"allow_cid": [],
"deny_cid": [],
"allow_gid": [],
"deny_gid": []
},
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}