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Object types

Varying the object type and investigation what happens to the properties. Relevant properties are

{
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "type": "${type}",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content"
}

where type is the property being varied between different entries in the table. Object types are defined in https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#object-types.

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/cBt6jTDD-Tk",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:24Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Article",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/WpyPagubmWA",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:24Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "0199d2a2-ba80-7d90-81f5-c299c54ab185",
  "created_at": "2025-10-11T09:38:24.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "summary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/WpyPagubmWA",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/WpyPagubmWA",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "content",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "0199d29e-b2b6-73a0-8602-2b9ac5947509",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-10-11T09:33:59.807Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/RSMMmpUSzCo",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:25Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Audio",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/WJFRw5nZYAk",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:25Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/RkeanT9f6GU",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:37Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Document",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/BdKhtnM3XFo",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:37Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/dLNn2NYQCzg",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:49Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Event",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Qy04GQEuaW0",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:38:49Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/G_xVQCIkv8c",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:01Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Image",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7bIPdp1ljno",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:01Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 6

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/PyNy9LsCcTU",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:13Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/bAzuZfxwukM",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:13Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "0199d2a3-79e8-77ce-a67b-d8799a3fda07",
  "created_at": "2025-10-11T09:39:13.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "summary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/bAzuZfxwukM",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/bAzuZfxwukM",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "content",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "0199d29e-b2b6-73a0-8602-2b9ac5947509",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-10-11T09:33:59.807Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 7

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/tNmGibcL0JM",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:14Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Page",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/47jdUmgoDwY",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:14Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 8

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/l6yNCJDfU7U",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:25Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Place",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/kEPaYLbkdAo",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:25Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 9

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/bcZ3mcBtrvU",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:38Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Profile",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/QbfqPkbpdB0",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:38Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 10

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/Ql3KYxdDWbM",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:50Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Relationship",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/6YZhRHzH0Lo",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:39:50Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 11

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/keebtHt_Ink",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:02Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Tombstone",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/kixwdym7AvY",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:02Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 12

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/1qdOXRgLuKY",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:14Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Video",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/V4IpVtKNXZE",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:14Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 13

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/YZrA3tViuqQ",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:26Z",
  "object": {
    "type": [
      "Note",
      "Article"
    ],
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7HHfuZpaZhA",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:26Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "0199d2a4-9710-7a30-93a0-e51771b425c7",
  "created_at": "2025-10-11T09:40:26.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "summary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7HHfuZpaZhA",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7HHfuZpaZhA",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "content",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "0199d29e-b2b6-73a0-8602-2b9ac5947509",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-10-11T09:33:59.807Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 14

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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/XyKEd66OMQc",
  "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:26Z",
  "object": {
    "type": null,
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wnmE82KzWQk",
    "published": "2025-10-11T09:40:26Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 15

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