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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/bN3kKTR5ekI",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:24Z",
  "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/xe6kT2fQtlQ",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:24Z",
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "content": "@context url as the ActivityStreams URL"
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "115141848899714831",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:46:24.000Z",
  "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/xe6kT2fQtlQ",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/xe6kT2fQtlQ",
  "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": "115141847643620579",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
    "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": "2025-09-03",
    "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/jlfa_we8A4U",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:25Z",
  "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/itgyj0tdzeM",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:25Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
    ],
    "content": "@context url is list of ActivityStreams URL"
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "115141848965437726",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:46:25.000Z",
  "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/itgyj0tdzeM",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/itgyj0tdzeM",
  "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": "115141847643620579",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
    "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": "2025-09-03",
    "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/V04AnFROQVU",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:26Z",
  "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/BKNhi1y-t70",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:26Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      {
        "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag"
      }
    ],
    "content": "@context url is list of ActivityStreams URL and Hashtag"
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "115141849031553013",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:46:26.000Z",
  "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/BKNhi1y-t70",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/BKNhi1y-t70",
  "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": "115141847643620579",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
    "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": "2025-09-03",
    "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/ONRkLOSWEuU",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:27Z",
  "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/HGeK5SSsbIE",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:27Z",
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "https://w3id.org/fep/5711"
    ],
    "content": "@context with ActivityStreams URL + w3id-fep document"
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "115141849096759055",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:46:27.000Z",
  "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/HGeK5SSsbIE",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/HGeK5SSsbIE",
  "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": "115141847643620579",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
    "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": "2025-09-03",
    "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/vnLGhciqXRc",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:28Z",
  "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/ibC6606soJg",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:28Z",
    "@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/DKSr5UjRDNw",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:42Z",
  "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/LX7Iy8SMU50",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:46:42Z",
    "@context": "http://strange.example/context",
    "content": "@context is a broken url"
  }
}

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