Bob follows Alice¶
given: "alice" created an actor on "banach" called "alice"¶
send.alice.request.create_actor
{
"base_url": "http://banach",
"preferred_username": "alice",
"profile": {},
"automatically_accept_followers": null,
"name": null
}
receive.alice.response.create_actor
{
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:24.881083",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAkX2gjlZ/8YACTGOvLjPg\nJh4hjuY/ZSy9MdNjx59Xv8CBaAT8orMcTpl+nPq9r66YK83ye4pUMYBqB6WiZOJT\nW5PF8YZ4sBVjY76X3bOucovhEPZHrY6/Gqcal+U9DU4ON+oRkxHrsF4rh908W7lp\nAbnfdOkpit+pq61dTk2RNjRvHF1vflMFhVgxz9SD9QpeUmE4BgOM/WWAeDw6oFzs\n9xbUauTM/arvIuv+EdCwfkoqIGSLYyNcMXSQ0TZ3RypX+axd8WjOtRJIUwd4vAkS\niNB/c2oTWg4L2M7+xnpZ1cgmYzkWnRCosi6ZblJF7zGN5jEBtbdpFoqTsq2pOcAP\n2QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/LeytBvas3wM4LfYRScffxw",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw/following",
"preferredUsername": "alice",
"name": "alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:alice@banach",
"http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
given: "bob" created an actor on "banach" called "bob"¶
send.bob.request.create_actor
{
"base_url": "http://banach",
"preferred_username": "bob",
"profile": {},
"automatically_accept_followers": null,
"name": null
}
receive.bob.response.create_actor
{
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:25.784718",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA0dvcIiEyVl0GXp6PlGY4\nulr8PDsEV4uFUDeVnUgbs4MakQDHXwEpX5fIYSKbx+EfD1oBKYrGbMFASyShN7KI\n+97rXTxSM6NYBJfzfDCI9piFSZet0Itnm7KvEUYgy5HIxmhy3Aqx754Vai7ifuSp\nmzZ4FWaXRxmwRUCQwVcTJXuxM/IB1l1d7f6CV8ReZVJQH6e+Co5+9P/bIJTfd5vh\n8afyLqfGjy1oy9JslguhK8Cq/4ttTvZjBK0fbtuUJ0jgaPUN0SKPkYv1ii12zxYl\nDItbMfnfpa7E1zWYQwwG+Rymq4oz49DilvPqD+zutRn3Q2ryUtS3tbmAe4aVQYt7\n3wIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/fXGqwg6Ke6wnuz0lvRZssw",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A/following",
"preferredUsername": "bob",
"name": "bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:bob@banach",
"http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "bob" sends "alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
],
"id": "follow:57242bfa-bf30-487c-a001-a1ef78b13515",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:25Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
}
}
receive.bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
],
"id": "follow:57242bfa-bf30-487c-a001-a1ef78b13515",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:25Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
when: "alice" sends an Accept to this Follow Activity¶
receive.alice.incoming.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
],
"id": "follow:57242bfa-bf30-487c-a001-a1ef78b13515",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:25Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:26Z",
"object": "follow:57242bfa-bf30-487c-a001-a1ef78b13515",
"id": "accept:ebb66ce8-6e6a-44fd-8f9c-513269ef3a75"
}
}
receive.alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:26Z",
"object": "follow:57242bfa-bf30-487c-a001-a1ef78b13515",
"id": "accept:ebb66ce8-6e6a-44fd-8f9c-513269ef3a75"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
then: The "followers" collection of "alice" contains "bob"¶
send.alice.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw/followers"
}
receive.bob.incoming.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:26Z",
"object": "follow:57242bfa-bf30-487c-a001-a1ef78b13515",
"id": "accept:ebb66ce8-6e6a-44fd-8f9c-513269ef3a75"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
receive.alice.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw/followers",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "OrderedCollection",
"id": "http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw/followers",
"orderedItems": [
"http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A"
],
"totalItems": 1
}
}
then: The "following" collection of "bob" contains "alice"¶
send.bob.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A/following"
}
receive.bob.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A/following",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "OrderedCollection",
"id": "http://banach/actor/yG2jNzxmtCK4n-86tSZa3A/following",
"orderedItems": [
"http://banach/actor/4XghhfEGrl_vPC_NElpLZw"
],
"totalItems": 1
}
}