JSON-LD @context¶
Various examples the @context property can take.
See here for the
W3C specification, and here
for what ActivityStreams says about it.
Examples¶
Example 1¶
activity
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mastodon/users/hippo",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/bOPVyV7Utgs",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:11Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/c2zMvUBHi8k",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:11Z",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"content": "@context url as the ActivityStreams URL"
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115127936051428996",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T07:48:11.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/c2zMvUBHi8k",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/c2zMvUBHi8k",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "@context url as the ActivityStreams URL",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115127934701944957",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 19,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 2¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mastodon/users/hippo",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/zHCdBIlgiH8",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:12Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/nM1ykmzq7FQ",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:12Z",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
],
"content": "@context url is list of ActivityStreams URL"
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115127936118983516",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T07:48:12.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/nM1ykmzq7FQ",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/nM1ykmzq7FQ",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "@context url is list of ActivityStreams URL",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115127934701944957",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 20,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 3¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mastodon/users/hippo",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/fiU1POt-5vw",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:13Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3dGkk6yDy2k",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:13Z",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag"
}
],
"content": "@context url is list of ActivityStreams URL and Hashtag"
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115127936188078515",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T07:48:13.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3dGkk6yDy2k",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3dGkk6yDy2k",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "@context url is list of ActivityStreams URL and Hashtag",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115127934701944957",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 21,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 4¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/fep/5711"
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mastodon/users/hippo",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/KJNJpc_48fU",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:14Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/vb9P4TnYmAI",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:14Z",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/fep/5711"
],
"content": "@context with ActivityStreams URL + w3id-fep document"
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115127936255626967",
"created_at": "2025-09-01T07:48:14.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/vb9P4TnYmAI",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/vb9P4TnYmAI",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "@context with ActivityStreams URL + w3id-fep document",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115127934701944957",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 22,
"last_status_at": "2025-09-01",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 5¶
activity
{
"@context": null,
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mastodon/users/hippo",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/hMonwEM7QHU",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:15Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/6HpHfqmkbvE",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:15Z",
"@context": null,
"content": "no @context"
}
}
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Example 6¶
activity
{
"@context": "http://strange.example/context",
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mastodon/users/hippo",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/EgsaMtW7H7M",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:29Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/QuF4Ru_gecQ",
"published": "2025-09-01T07:48:29Z",
"@context": "http://strange.example/context",
"content": "@context is a broken url"
}
}
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