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": [
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/gUv3h2yiUV8",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:23Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/xfZSXKrMKhQ",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:23Z",
"content": "single element"
}
}
pyfedi
{
"id": 136,
"user_id": 2,
"community_id": 1,
"title": "[Microblog] single element",
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": false,
"sticky": false,
"published": "2025-09-09T12:30:23.624731Z",
"ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Ti9ksV-Yumg",
"local": false,
"language_id": 2,
"removed": false,
"locked": false,
"body": "single element"
}
sharkey
{
"id": "acg3wxg8tn88004z",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/xfZSXKrMKhQ",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/xfZSXKrMKhQ",
"account": {
"id": "acg3tlswtn880004",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"created_at": "2025-09-09T12:41:47.936Z",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 148,
"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,
"noindex": false,
"group": null,
"suspended": false,
"limited": false
},
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"content": "<p>single element</p>",
"content_type": "text/x.misskeymarkdown",
"text": "single element",
"created_at": "2025-09-09T12:44:23.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"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,
"bookmarked": false,
"quote": null,
"reactions": []
}
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://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/lqOaWtjystE",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:23Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/FFtxQYqtCXQ",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:23Z",
"content": "single element as list"
}
}
pyfedi
{
"id": 137,
"user_id": 2,
"community_id": 1,
"title": "single element as list",
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": false,
"sticky": false,
"published": "2025-09-09T12:30:24.446624Z",
"ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/K-OknDpNq_8",
"local": false,
"language_id": 2,
"removed": false,
"locked": false,
"body": "single element as list"
}
no result
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://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/5viHmWoWxU0",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:36Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"http://pasture-one-actor/second"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/g1E9qTD3MM4",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:36Z",
"content": "two elements as list"
}
}
pyfedi
{
"id": 138,
"user_id": 2,
"community_id": 1,
"title": "two elements as list",
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": false,
"sticky": false,
"published": "2025-09-09T12:30:25.296257Z",
"ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Iq08PXjUfKY",
"local": false,
"language_id": 2,
"removed": false,
"locked": false,
"body": "two elements as list"
}
no result
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": [
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/W6khuwYG4Ho",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:48Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": {
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/F-ToYTLseOQ",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:44:48Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
no result
no result
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": [
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/0Lat_Tm1JWc",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:45:00Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
{
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
}
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://sharkey/users/acg3ru0zh3uf0003"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/XqoAMsDtXzk",
"published": "2025-09-09T12:45:00Z",
"content": "a dictionary"
}
}
pyfedi
{
"id": 139,
"user_id": 2,
"community_id": 1,
"title": "[Microblog] a dictionary",
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": false,
"sticky": false,
"published": "2025-09-09T12:30:38.801566Z",
"ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/q2ZrX5YRYZk",
"local": false,
"language_id": 2,
"removed": false,
"locked": false,
"body": "a dictionary"
}
no result