Alice sets her name and has the url property¶
given: "Alice" created an actor on "abel" called "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": "2025-12-19T09:49:08.771443",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA8enKLZGHY11Ct00u0scA\neWdgFPcr2kgYrhwwIcneKyUZ3dORmEHpj7DiwGCJG5pSOoEzmckt4q1VgqiYon+A\nbaFTr/zN8Swej23Mf9Ll7bpHEIAR2rKOUZPqOjvCPHYkVlGHj2wZgWOA6B1KUFEV\n/vD/kajMumsilC1ysaU8GUMiKBFf5D6VF/TGiQCEi+rDLuXLeheCbn7cfLjNL3/l\ny+Jw7B2mA05AZpt5KS5HJdpMrZjKBhqakdZuH83Wk/qZEs81puCDZBA4ENGP98lu\neN2GK++HWURHLNj05eJWC84ZMl8UEUc8i1j6eohNuVLDDidSoneluS03QzjD+n7C\nAQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gg-ayh0vXTQZuzieR1mrGg",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
given: "Bob" created an actor on "abel" called "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": "2025-12-19T09:49:09.938272",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAtuGQzhyMB0jdqskwrSaQ\ncv1J2NxkUQac/TgqJkCX6ixu+RW0Rn8MTE31tvY5ZV/lf44uwdQezVUTZ2P84ozZ\nAj0YIjuP2n4NHm5U5wOdzmDbivYB9d/Z2XNw7mq+Pkr8SGzQqTh47REoGP5Z3yUx\nIzgDoOHGQFip0WBFlm2SQcnSCBJvv2QraKzWRkEmIOvqMsxM8vg+4wPcxeRXi5Xd\noHedUSaVn4Fmk5+2TMO32juj6hnlr4DnaBp2zIEzBrH2+l4H1Jo8jd6Uk9YltWnD\nrxuOCodu4y6fXHu7S9WC93g6aXx3BWCca2fqLunlV/4qf6PKAtJsjMl2lCKV9fo0\nPwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/TqwfAmFgjGvrTR_0PkbGcQ",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"id": "follow:01051c6d-810a-48b8-9da3-1f3a82c8c20a",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:10Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"id": "follow:01051c6d-810a-48b8-9da3-1f3a82c8c20a",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:10Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"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://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"id": "follow:01051c6d-810a-48b8-9da3-1f3a82c8c20a",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:10Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:10Z",
"object": "follow:01051c6d-810a-48b8-9da3-1f3a82c8c20a",
"id": "accept:11dc874b-3933-476e-9047-fe50d45e4389"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:10Z",
"object": "follow:01051c6d-810a-48b8-9da3-1f3a82c8c20a",
"id": "accept:11dc874b-3933-476e-9047-fe50d45e4389"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
given: "Alice" sets her display name to "alex"¶
send.Alice.trigger.html_display_name
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"name": "alex"
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:10Z",
"object": "follow:01051c6d-810a-48b8-9da3-1f3a82c8c20a",
"id": "accept:11dc874b-3933-476e-9047-fe50d45e4389"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" fetches her profile¶
receive.Alice.outgoing.Update
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:11Z",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:08.771443",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA8enKLZGHY11Ct00u0scA\neWdgFPcr2kgYrhwwIcneKyUZ3dORmEHpj7DiwGCJG5pSOoEzmckt4q1VgqiYon+A\nbaFTr/zN8Swej23Mf9Ll7bpHEIAR2rKOUZPqOjvCPHYkVlGHj2wZgWOA6B1KUFEV\n/vD/kajMumsilC1ysaU8GUMiKBFf5D6VF/TGiQCEi+rDLuXLeheCbn7cfLjNL3/l\ny+Jw7B2mA05AZpt5KS5HJdpMrZjKBhqakdZuH83Wk/qZEs81puCDZBA4ENGP98lu\neN2GK++HWURHLNj05eJWC84ZMl8UEUc8i1j6eohNuVLDDidSoneluS03QzjD+n7C\nAQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gg-ayh0vXTQZuzieR1mrGg",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"url": [
{
"type": "Link",
"href": "http://abel/@alex",
"mediaType": "text/html"
}
],
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
},
"id": "http://abel/object/019b3603-6772-74ea-8dd8-28c168fb146d"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Update
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:11Z",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:08.771443",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA8enKLZGHY11Ct00u0scA\neWdgFPcr2kgYrhwwIcneKyUZ3dORmEHpj7DiwGCJG5pSOoEzmckt4q1VgqiYon+A\nbaFTr/zN8Swej23Mf9Ll7bpHEIAR2rKOUZPqOjvCPHYkVlGHj2wZgWOA6B1KUFEV\n/vD/kajMumsilC1ysaU8GUMiKBFf5D6VF/TGiQCEi+rDLuXLeheCbn7cfLjNL3/l\ny+Jw7B2mA05AZpt5KS5HJdpMrZjKBhqakdZuH83Wk/qZEs81puCDZBA4ENGP98lu\neN2GK++HWURHLNj05eJWC84ZMl8UEUc8i1j6eohNuVLDDidSoneluS03QzjD+n7C\nAQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gg-ayh0vXTQZuzieR1mrGg",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"url": [
{
"type": "Link",
"href": "http://abel/@alex",
"mediaType": "text/html"
}
],
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
},
"id": "http://abel/object/019b3603-6772-74ea-8dd8-28c168fb146d"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OZUYourD4Wv84PmfQrKvKg",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"uri": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
}
receive.Alice.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"uri": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"data": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:08.771443",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA8enKLZGHY11Ct00u0scA\neWdgFPcr2kgYrhwwIcneKyUZ3dORmEHpj7DiwGCJG5pSOoEzmckt4q1VgqiYon+A\nbaFTr/zN8Swej23Mf9Ll7bpHEIAR2rKOUZPqOjvCPHYkVlGHj2wZgWOA6B1KUFEV\n/vD/kajMumsilC1ysaU8GUMiKBFf5D6VF/TGiQCEi+rDLuXLeheCbn7cfLjNL3/l\ny+Jw7B2mA05AZpt5KS5HJdpMrZjKBhqakdZuH83Wk/qZEs81puCDZBA4ENGP98lu\neN2GK++HWURHLNj05eJWC84ZMl8UEUc8i1j6eohNuVLDDidSoneluS03QzjD+n7C\nAQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gg-ayh0vXTQZuzieR1mrGg",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"url": [
{
"type": "Link",
"href": "http://abel/@alex",
"mediaType": "text/html"
}
],
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/J4rpu4mBjdRbO7w-ZRCN3g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
}