Publish Object Works¶
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": "2025-12-19T09:49:46.627288",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAvUAv0NZ5X15oDltd57bl\ncT0WnElf4qtgJRLLiGixN4u4aNjDRyM9jSK9HItICCEbhlDrPvijOC171aYSr82w\nR+/enHYHWiH1V22JToNDZ4QoYZJmza2EMvY90RIoIeYB8/P8046VbjUYcvPa3GGN\nitKkP8C3s4ZU0j+NEoibha9AZzuQDMx3E1cGKMzcY/c9qyPA7tr6S3eu9N17z3mt\nU/OMXWOLDSdGQGdzpIZIbjEnkOm7sw7OfOJTLKUdAb/UQU00vQWSbRWsJqxXYImL\nA3BjSm5Ttu1qYEvTaL7WQYBVM9awX0HwwMcKTNwm1St+LlOJrEdwrwFFNI2mz0go\nfwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/I4R9chHp3Y2wqGUVNPckCw",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
],
"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": "2025-12-19T09:49:47.641508",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAwSCG/GdHty1owhsS0eiK\nTo72/d/x12+T/JfXd5U5G/PO8nD5bh10W/ZZogpHHGDINCLCj+U4XcKTkAahCBrS\nYJ7CNbJTcxFK+xI96OKt7BX26BOs38ZvUKeGhg7qm0Jw8J56xKM7ZXEnGbpqQxr1\nlC0Za1W/a14EzbfKF/bulYaEs4+vdv6JBhEaKitdwrykjXk/yp4daaUEXg+SIK2R\nn0+AHg1MzYarf2SE2U2vdJmpipqInkV4Wh+ZJuUqKSlOqsXNoOOiH7+FNHOQgNai\nu+HYRh1qLa5ve3rtBeG3F06S9HPxXgsM7Vur1WXi9fYw6uYDXeb7bXFbp/XH28K1\nDwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/vDRYtSuUjnpU5SYHk_jQvg",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@abel",
"http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity¶
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
],
"id": "follow:e786dc9a-b114-442d-a641-6c3b76bfea05",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:47Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
],
"id": "follow:e786dc9a-b114-442d-a641-6c3b76bfea05",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:47Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"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/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
],
"id": "follow:e786dc9a-b114-442d-a641-6c3b76bfea05",
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:47Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:48Z",
"object": "follow:e786dc9a-b114-442d-a641-6c3b76bfea05",
"id": "accept:18769826-a7d2-48f5-a349-7cbd30af5a3c"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:48Z",
"object": "follow:e786dc9a-b114-442d-a641-6c3b76bfea05",
"id": "accept:18769826-a7d2-48f5-a349-7cbd30af5a3c"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
when: "Alice" publishes a message "moo" to her followers¶
receive.Bob.incoming.Accept
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:48Z",
"object": "follow:e786dc9a-b114-442d-a641-6c3b76bfea05",
"id": "accept:18769826-a7d2-48f5-a349-7cbd30af5a3c"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.Alice.trigger.publish_object
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:49Z",
"content": "moo"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.Create
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:49Z",
"object": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:49Z",
"content": "moo",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa67-747d-a154-36acab8f0f2c"
},
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa79-7aeb-a0ee-9817a7749261"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Create
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:49Z",
"object": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/itGwKLlvi7Q6N4FpOf0sqw/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-19T09:49:49Z",
"content": "moo",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa67-747d-a154-36acab8f0f2c"
},
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa79-7aeb-a0ee-9817a7749261"
}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
then: "Bob" receives an activity¶
then: the received activity is of type "Create"¶
then: "Bob" can retrieve the activity¶
send.Bob.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"uri": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa79-7aeb-a0ee-9817a7749261"
}
receive.Bob.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Mq454O4noR4biRJFJQSfug",
"uri": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa79-7aeb-a0ee-9817a7749261",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Tombstone",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019b3603-fa79-7aeb-a0ee-9817a7749261"
}
}