Bob deletes himself¶
given: "Alice" created an actor on "banach" called "Alice" with username "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": "2026-03-20T15:23:42.575977",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAw1B28pkDImgoxuiX2bej\nyuVMVNVPJ8kq+VicLDctL/gJRDgAUrfX8LGC65G4iITMHgXnYE7YeHIn0/Xa2j6+\nGWmgzrfUfNmmxM12hieOEowxo/r1SXo8HLaQJp1ahAK+YcOqw8NDNlqEcqlQmGJj\n/RMfy8/h5Pv8h/uFczgEhuA4M9AywqILzuTqq3Z83Sp65poZkE55TerUABSPQ9WB\naAsRWVf0Zpwxu1x2/YVkqoEKr/+wjnIjDT06/j0UWQ406IrWbjqQkqkkHjxg5RkC\nAz/uugLP2H73LGic8t7OiQX1M8yQivxKF5qcxhi0L5ajDqG2amMlpuQ9B4iRRWC3\npQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/fYXkcBvjXLTg0acnckIXTA",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@banach",
"http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
given: "Bob" created an actor on "abel" called "Bob" with username "Bob"¶
send.Bob.request.create_actor
{
"base_url": "http://abel",
"preferred_username": "Bob",
"profile": {},
"automatically_accept_followers": null,
"name": null
}
receive.Bob.response.create_actor
{
"attachment": null,
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43.165654",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA4FEHXrCSq4PCg1H/xhzq\ngjINUL1Z8S1qRlX8JuNxmpbXbyqu/gnItB8hTTPFhgNG+Kcw8e5KqrMKFML0tV7s\nBuv6ZbMC8JPBRTk/MRNWC5ijiDm7oeEYPA3/7x7DcPQQDshCehcIy+N3In8JYj7x\nWqxJlfqG3vn6KQJAxA3ShQIHZSmUOGdqoZHAtnCb6nfUX7lCCwURcXwUoTASgBpa\nnRYuLeGxKGOURtsznLlWiEhCRggBrcPa7dPBa5xvpWFokC1UPHgiz/eUj7+90d59\nL2Kc6qRmtBV8QpYtOPAOBYH/xA0ewOStyxeAwrrujDhxaOI4OmVVsOQ7Yio62BTE\nEQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/ILvenjvHPuMPh5MSGwSJzQ",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@abel",
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
],
"id": "follow:eddc7783-98b6-4c34-8418-dde2ff697436",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
],
"id": "follow:eddc7783-98b6-4c34-8418-dde2ff697436",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Alice.incoming.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
],
"id": "follow:eddc7783-98b6-4c34-8418-dde2ff697436",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" sends an Accept to this Follow Activity¶
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "follow:eddc7783-98b6-4c34-8418-dde2ff697436",
"id": "accept:38b540c0-1817-4a99-8fe1-b60539b3420b"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "follow:eddc7783-98b6-4c34-8418-dde2ff697436",
"id": "accept:38b540c0-1817-4a99-8fe1-b60539b3420b"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"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/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "follow:eddc7783-98b6-4c34-8418-dde2ff697436",
"id": "accept:38b540c0-1817-4a99-8fe1-b60539b3420b"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Bob" deletes himself¶
receive.Bob.outgoing.Delete
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/followers",
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/following"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"id": "http://abel/object/019d0bd8-63fa-7051-b17e-efa00d79a6e3"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Alice.incoming.Delete
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/followers",
"http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A/following"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:23:43Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/0Og7q7FUvw_3YM4Yucfs9A",
"id": "http://abel/object/019d0bd8-63fa-7051-b17e-efa00d79a6e3"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
then: The "followers" collection of "Alice" does not include "Bob"¶
send.Alice.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA/followers"
}
receive.Alice.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA",
"uri": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA/followers",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "OrderedCollection",
"id": "http://banach/actor/peRBmAWB5h7fMQsQ6TPLtA/followers",
"orderedItems": [],
"totalItems": 0
}
}