Alice sends her followers a message¶
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": "2025-12-19T09:51:34.516195",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA0330ZBi6+H/tlvuKoRME\nvT2CIZL+aUDN0lrYF7CsymG54cgtEmoI1cuDJcmTM/5cpAYfFVw5/9Mhr0LHQ9sf\nwo/vQpnRx6bvxJFcokQvh3nJW552YP5NRt/Jsu2fMu+Xg3RBrF9887irRWYBbO5A\nojVJ8hOByjrlMg8glyll9G/eObTiGUxwN6WKyhtativ8MKFw4sI0+Hxe/8x1oytG\nGABAC5+m698Wx60i9XQMI/1cPPmihbQtgjueFBl9UAv3GdI1degr4WljjF3n3y+P\nRLFIg2lkdeQjEvX6xj/AcOl2X7XjmwFmueHgp0+AE2AODeSNlswnibCGdoGH22Sr\n1QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/KUMBpnRyKn8LLsI5xfYcYQ",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@banach",
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
],
"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": "2025-12-19T09:51:35.346785",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA0cQjCvfZDZ2/z8Ro81sw\nRgfo2PFf60/5/a2pn22HuLWKh/82EqgYiBzArYLYhAvak11RMM6auVbegaMbwobr\n27rFeR0MXl+Ji5RBWivbApaVINDJaY7mKpS0UmipE5+QJh3YtBCtJ6AxxRhJcY7Q\n+RUZyVnmyGEU6VMOfAtoLBqMR3Nri5yzPwzJCUK0xI2Yi4HKdQDb/5xxaI/HaDxM\nCckkQ5ElYtHImzwndJ8IUObojuetTJlJofVBN7bZXoLYgfd9s6+A8bpCuZgabVwY\nyy58VW1kfE65nq3clFhK6nNT7S4qdI4ZLvfzZQH9FUO3/TMovEvUH1EBQZe69Ehk\n6QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/LgcvDSsZ06iD5wiQKGw39g",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@banach",
"http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
],
"id": "follow:43116812-42f9-4ca7-9232-0c9dfc34f2bf",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:35Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
],
"id": "follow:43116812-42f9-4ca7-9232-0c9dfc34f2bf",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:35Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"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/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
],
"id": "follow:43116812-42f9-4ca7-9232-0c9dfc34f2bf",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:35Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"object": "follow:43116812-42f9-4ca7-9232-0c9dfc34f2bf",
"id": "accept:1df48e9f-2c57-4767-a2a4-545a4ff433b5"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"object": "follow:43116812-42f9-4ca7-9232-0c9dfc34f2bf",
"id": "accept:1df48e9f-2c57-4767-a2a4-545a4ff433b5"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" messages her followers "Got milk?"¶
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/followers"
],
"id": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/410c97170677dd2e",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"object": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/followers"
],
"id": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/31b808a9cc7d043f",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"content": "Got milk?"
}
}
}
then: "Bob" receives a message saying "Got milk?"¶
receive.Alice.outgoing.Create
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/followers"
],
"id": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/410c97170677dd2e",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"object": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/followers"
],
"id": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw/31b808a9cc7d043f",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"content": "Got milk?"
}
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/NDWmml2-w9CZ1HhW7qpyDw",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:51:36Z",
"object": "follow:43116812-42f9-4ca7-9232-0c9dfc34f2bf",
"id": "accept:1df48e9f-2c57-4767-a2a4-545a4ff433b5"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/pBut2qPawR-2BYDsZtIoUQ",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}