Alice deletes herself¶
given: "Alice" created an actor on "abel" called "Alice" with username "Alice"¶
send.Alice.request.create_actor
{
"base_url": "http://abel",
"preferred_username": "Alice",
"profile": {},
"automatically_accept_followers": null,
"name": null
}
receive.Alice.response.create_actor
{
"attachment": null,
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:33.958315",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAri9O3J5PDjIPX4WM3Z4M\nf4o0cLUXOy8S10A9ulvaXxsEHCAEC934DJ/rfr5FX+pfyWeu1K10X0+Ocwx1SqHn\nDs6w0jUzHRHetZGZkQ7SRnc52ngP3m08xOdLL8mXMyfyNdUtPqFJ0YYC8lCNqUp5\n9eh4vH/RJIxo5oVrcnVmDrmmGP3j6iwOjSo+zNJTKC9himCxy9kEbYL9UPWzLTFB\nMXcfKHDy/Iqft+6N+RLJWL2cP92OgzzU2B56upHEPkeEiMWdtvoTapkveCwwcANa\nKC4bz2RQqhsoCbpwzVbw5+f+MuKwIEg77/EagR+PaCyxafIaPQu6meqFxpLeGkFB\nDQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/mod0j0uDUqhnIaumIaAcAA",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
given: "Bob" created an actor on "banach" called "Bob" with username "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": "2026-03-20T15:23:34.563564",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAwEQHNWixvtdZfE63kPaP\nM/OwgOSsqmWBYOKnTr6yLH8BOK6vPAJNlKcoOxon0o3u6mYQrtUHcuGEuvabhqBo\n4C6hNJ6Ucgv5RsoxhwIaukHLnCDDBl9u4Afdr0zFkNTNOvrzGebu14Q4aqu8k4PH\nhTB57kWlGEWerN+j5ybfLw8rLJkudFZC6WRes89PDpXNForyOj6eYjwex6g/Vfre\nliyFw09HX/DlHyMv8QZKrxkYXPGwK1zPpDHYbfqIxTZuMxUiaOMxxXhkU5tmQLMW\niIPdhuup2jqOc8dY7UKxGN66jJiu1OmZJ6YW+k39JBSKo3vMJc9Gg99h77W3PsFC\nDQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/JAJVgx-ci7AXcpKCckVGBg",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@banach",
"http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
],
"id": "follow:d1a8a448-621d-420c-ba21-64e6a9e0c08b",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:34Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
],
"id": "follow:d1a8a448-621d-420c-ba21-64e6a9e0c08b",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:34Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Alice.incoming.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
],
"id": "follow:d1a8a448-621d-420c-ba21-64e6a9e0c08b",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:34Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" sends an Accept to this Follow Activity¶
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:35Z",
"object": "follow:d1a8a448-621d-420c-ba21-64e6a9e0c08b",
"id": "accept:4d295a1b-62e7-49c2-aac0-5eea14685e72"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:35Z",
"object": "follow:d1a8a448-621d-420c-ba21-64e6a9e0c08b",
"id": "accept:4d295a1b-62e7-49c2-aac0-5eea14685e72"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:35Z",
"object": "follow:d1a8a448-621d-420c-ba21-64e6a9e0c08b",
"id": "accept:4d295a1b-62e7-49c2-aac0-5eea14685e72"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" deletes herself¶
receive.Alice.outgoing.Delete
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/followers",
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/following"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:35Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"id": "http://abel/object/019d0bd8-4287-74c4-bcc1-b559a5b54c0c"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Delete
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/followers",
"http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ/following"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:35Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OFsQf4615CNQhNQx9hNNUQ",
"id": "http://abel/object/019d0bd8-4287-74c4-bcc1-b559a5b54c0c"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
then: The "following" collection of "Bob" does not include "Alice"¶
send.Bob.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg/following"
}
receive.Bob.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg/following",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "OrderedCollection",
"id": "http://banach/actor/3rz-4MmzmyAxVfpNGRAspg/following",
"orderedItems": [],
"totalItems": 0
}
}