Publish Activity Works¶
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": "2026-03-20T15:19:13.434483",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAz6/eGCfB7jdRabZR7D4k\n0Es2Qm0Ks+9/X7IhPycfV7kC7kqt42BNNQvV38WliTS3aQM8l4ZdDEmXsFQ5EBO+\nh9ci5xJ3kKcAOerN4S2eQlxrNL/jPPFkQ53IFCKCPvi63lNP88wFHyK92XgOOBiE\ns4S0b5oQxRLMLh4a67/BsK1sW5nM1WlkDsobj5sxOtaBGCpIq8mjomwbQ/JKtWBa\nPGKSSajzuwZLMQZp7qoH/PEOhBd9bOs4PuzXTUcC2ED28h/C1Y73lHRx4oKY4ogU\nbbb/MSMPJFaxweEeilQjnIzGcLW2wy9oCU3gH9HUfHcNwCa8iM8qS8iPShTzTrYG\n2wIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/oZ2CmrNg26BJw3wYlclQLQ",
"outbox": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw/outbox",
"followers": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw/followers",
"following": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@banach",
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
],
"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": "2026-03-20T15:19:14.006243",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAyPc/VHOoVxxw7LSlzPiA\ndzZYMlPpIjuv47sawfsf9NfFuo7Lhc8dSXgguAJTQM+iG9g+lyTluWkT6q7nfmNO\n2fNF2PUh4LtJypqomUZeYKKnrZeDeJ4Mnw8evavYypKgvOsTUGv9i5J2MHCOiB3e\nnguVd7WnyvJ0E6acK/O94/5PQzTpveY2hpjfU8EUXphWPJYe4lUcHKXHTmPo/SKo\npH0iV3hnyh5JmGxE1dQnO5InAi7YeIYApHEh/z8k244CEE2BiSyCFRF4i80eLRwN\nspldfEp2qczGnJoOhHb31L2RumUceOZt0Fj7Y4qFoKq8CrHjLPRbfr5FqcRICgwN\nIQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/9N2iSW33Q6QTKHeIJ3VdPw",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@abel",
"http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
],
"id": "follow:7dcc0121-3bc1-4bf4-8b10-cbd69868344c",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
],
"id": "follow:7dcc0121-3bc1-4bf4-8b10-cbd69868344c",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"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/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
],
"id": "follow:7dcc0121-3bc1-4bf4-8b10-cbd69868344c",
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"object": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"object": "follow:7dcc0121-3bc1-4bf4-8b10-cbd69868344c",
"id": "accept:deec877c-b7c0-4cc4-b68b-5249abd6ec59"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"object": "follow:7dcc0121-3bc1-4bf4-8b10-cbd69868344c",
"id": "accept:deec877c-b7c0-4cc4-b68b-5249abd6ec59"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" publishes a "moo" animal sound to her followers¶
receive.Bob.incoming.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"object": "follow:7dcc0121-3bc1-4bf4-8b10-cbd69868344c",
"id": "accept:deec877c-b7c0-4cc4-b68b-5249abd6ec59"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.trigger.publish_activity
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "AnimalSound",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw/followers"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"content": "moo"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.AnimalSound
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "AnimalSound",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw/followers"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"content": "moo",
"id": "http://banach/simple_storage/019d0bd4-4930-73d0-801e-c88796c1cb26"
}
},
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.AnimalSound
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "AnimalSound",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://banach/actor/Rk5g18-dSjxENDi0VGTEGw/followers"
],
"published": "2026-03-20T15:19:14Z",
"content": "moo",
"id": "http://banach/simple_storage/019d0bd4-4930-73d0-801e-c88796c1cb26"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
then: "Bob" receives an activity¶
then: the received activity is of type "AnimalSound"¶
then: "Bob" can retrieve the activity¶
send.Bob.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"uri": "http://banach/simple_storage/019d0bd4-4930-73d0-801e-c88796c1cb26"
}
receive.Bob.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/TF_j-0sCX-8JfXkSc7C4ig",
"uri": "http://banach/simple_storage/019d0bd4-4930-73d0-801e-c88796c1cb26",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Tombstone",
"id": "http://banach/simple_storage/019d0bd4-4930-73d0-801e-c88796c1cb26"
}
}