Alice can make list follow someone¶
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": "2025-12-01T14:23:36.075837",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAyKSSqerao5TzOkk2uppf\nrtRIFSSJ6x0hdCg39qaSh51kp2jSW5mQkDp3s36ic2XkvR+AP3Y/8eQu48mwNX4N\ne9zylGEQtfSsnC9aRxmA1WESWHhpqBfECS0LjGOmXhe80QQY/Esl7MITqaHKvznT\nt6+4WZSrxj9op/b1X/1WGtI8MnZnouxIUNgphub/9Iir7Rm46gEdrULn4o/pig/d\nefUoVdSYRc3QqWrqAILszWGbLzyjZ3Tg/IN9VYi0hp0D77WgUefMYdP+bLrIMLRx\nUwnKkBWn6AiE3HmTpQkaiX3azrOeHBV4Xyz1FaSPDelmOexhF243kB/lER21McQ+\nwwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/mccdSbQ_n2Kn3e9477o3Mg",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA/following",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"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": "2025-12-01T14:23:36.442579",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAsR3znzUiDbeI2nh33I3B\nmNGapPeaWYFAcgwEd+MWN3d8HSM7gOkSmpDShAprPk0M+zie8GDifwaZWCtq9R3O\natVPFPN3cowPGUeRRQ5cuz1eJri5FYD6ItvL3xwHjWkvzyzh53PqO8IuzbcHD7JM\n9YRSptVKsmABDcHyPgGeJjXBKdrk+l5cbfEZN8HZh6g6kfGG9kJq8EFhSEw/w1ox\nz0xqbNl98eCz66W07l1pdIMSuMsdo4JIbxtc7O94tvGOdaM++keoXX8J10t7h9HI\nDftHpVdZOfweJ4+WklOIv9kqqtoaHkT5tHyW4i6IkTiptxJMYNOOmcolRwSoRpvy\nLQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/lGpTX50WRNxhXHrZkkI34w",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA/following",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@abel",
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": true
}
when: One queries webfinger for "acct:boss@abel"¶
when: "Alice" retrieves the object with id "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"¶
send.Alice.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"uri": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
}
receive.Alice.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"uri": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"data": {
"attachment": [
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "source",
"value": "https://codeberg.org/bovine/fedi-herds"
},
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "author",
"value": "acct:helge@mymath.rocks"
},
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "owner",
"value": null
}
],
"published": "2025-11-29T09:11:27.472587",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
},
{
"PropertyValue": {
"@id": "https://schema.org/PropertyValue",
"@context": {
"value": "https://schema.org/value",
"name": "https://schema.org/name"
}
}
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAyQ9QQ+2AWpRbTufKg97W\nVbhZWatA49CptmV+Qd7R0ZZJHRCw6Lh37UfaqCdeBu1mXGSplCxwJGpshtFIMFuX\njJLuWXffUiARCaApl9EUkfXfOKExrFHa4bAAwgSoP+aPiTE7XaG9YFJqBIPCsT6h\nN3/1sWgLir+S934c5i15FL4R0+f0MZjbVzREJyIEYDXva55cfswD1/S3ZDDRZeNe\nBao+qLgmaX+ZjxipCN5mXS87SQxRF9nBSJU6M4qxpG+p6Dva18KH0w09rW4UKgGj\nBnRI1wXWMJo1mPDtgSmknEu8gTXCLMgpYDlv4HNgVqtsnMwVU7TbtUoik6ARRPfO\newIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/A1N7r1DV4UhG26ZmJO8YGw",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ/following",
"preferredUsername": "boss",
"name": "Main rancher of the fedi herds",
"summary": "I'm in charge of creating new herds. Just send me an `CreateActor` activity and I will create a new herd for you.",
"identifiers": [
"acct:boss@abel",
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
}
}
when: "Alice" sends a CreateActor for "peeps" activity to "boss"¶
send.Alice.trigger.publish_activity
{
"data": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "CreateActor",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"content": "peeps"
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.CreateActor
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "CreateActor",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"content": "peeps",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2e9d-7293-9f71-f39e71bede80",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2e9d-7293-9f71-f39e71bede80",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "CreateActor",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"content": "peeps"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.list.incoming.CreateActor
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "CreateActor",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"content": "peeps",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2e9d-7293-9f71-f39e71bede80",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2e9d-7293-9f71-f39e71bede80",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "CreateActor",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"content": "peeps"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.list.request.create_actor
{
"baseUrl": "http://abel",
"name": "peeps",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"profile": {
"type": "Service"
},
"automaticallyAcceptFollowers": true
}
receive.list.response.create_actor
{
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37.274230",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqn24cCBDK1SFpvhB9mkG\n6ZEzaUQa+U9Ho3zm7ZJDIHvje+lxymfi1AnLHCM613jRGRrjLhRwqpLfQ8vql0Yp\n6oUlCELJnonh79vhay9jtyuhLqNNyNldYlX/ITaLnDs6QWzmstM/mpx4wOmFiIyA\niwlp2jlmsBYG+nEBntDKPaEvaGpeTXc+IkcHPQsXaiHofxQQcbvT8Lifz9qM1aTI\nK/j3V23h39rnu5IN1jYw4RUpRhezu+8mtKAk9Lg7ptxPd3CtUzKzHjuwd6jib/+i\n6YENuSDVyGurRD/QTjGby2dwvJL6s9C8wWYRFB/Nz0aIXPHoOxxCg1kyClIuMjSr\nqwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"name": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
}
send.list.trigger.publish_activity
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"data": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"type": "Create",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37.274230",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqn24cCBDK1SFpvhB9mkG\n6ZEzaUQa+U9Ho3zm7ZJDIHvje+lxymfi1AnLHCM613jRGRrjLhRwqpLfQ8vql0Yp\n6oUlCELJnonh79vhay9jtyuhLqNNyNldYlX/ITaLnDs6QWzmstM/mpx4wOmFiIyA\niwlp2jlmsBYG+nEBntDKPaEvaGpeTXc+IkcHPQsXaiHofxQQcbvT8Lifz9qM1aTI\nK/j3V23h39rnu5IN1jYw4RUpRhezu+8mtKAk9Lg7ptxPd3CtUzKzHjuwd6jib/+i\n6YENuSDVyGurRD/QTjGby2dwvJL6s9C8wWYRFB/Nz0aIXPHoOxxCg1kyClIuMjSr\nqwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"name": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
}
}
}
send.list.trigger.update_actor
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"profile": null,
"autoFollow": null,
"actions": [
{
"action": "update_property_value",
"key": "source",
"value": "https://codeberg.org/bovine/fedi-herds"
},
{
"action": "update_property_value",
"key": "author",
"value": "acct:helge@mymath.rocks"
},
{
"action": "update_property_value",
"key": "owner",
"value": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
}
]
}
then: "Alice" receives an activity¶
receive.list.outgoing.Create
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"type": "Create",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37.274230",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqn24cCBDK1SFpvhB9mkG\n6ZEzaUQa+U9Ho3zm7ZJDIHvje+lxymfi1AnLHCM613jRGRrjLhRwqpLfQ8vql0Yp\n6oUlCELJnonh79vhay9jtyuhLqNNyNldYlX/ITaLnDs6QWzmstM/mpx4wOmFiIyA\niwlp2jlmsBYG+nEBntDKPaEvaGpeTXc+IkcHPQsXaiHofxQQcbvT8Lifz9qM1aTI\nK/j3V23h39rnu5IN1jYw4RUpRhezu+8mtKAk9Lg7ptxPd3CtUzKzHjuwd6jib/+i\n6YENuSDVyGurRD/QTjGby2dwvJL6s9C8wWYRFB/Nz0aIXPHoOxxCg1kyClIuMjSr\nqwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"name": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
},
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2fd4-7bdf-a677-08b65057def1",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2fd4-7bdf-a677-08b65057def1",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.list.outgoing.Update
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37Z",
"object": {
"attachment": [
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "source",
"value": "https://codeberg.org/bovine/fedi-herds"
},
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "author",
"value": "acct:helge@mymath.rocks"
},
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "owner",
"value": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
}
],
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37.274230",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
},
{
"PropertyValue": {
"@id": "https://schema.org/PropertyValue",
"@context": {
"value": "https://schema.org/value",
"name": "https://schema.org/name"
}
}
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqn24cCBDK1SFpvhB9mkG\n6ZEzaUQa+U9Ho3zm7ZJDIHvje+lxymfi1AnLHCM613jRGRrjLhRwqpLfQ8vql0Yp\n6oUlCELJnonh79vhay9jtyuhLqNNyNldYlX/ITaLnDs6QWzmstM/mpx4wOmFiIyA\niwlp2jlmsBYG+nEBntDKPaEvaGpeTXc+IkcHPQsXaiHofxQQcbvT8Lifz9qM1aTI\nK/j3V23h39rnu5IN1jYw4RUpRhezu+8mtKAk9Lg7ptxPd3CtUzKzHjuwd6jib/+i\n6YENuSDVyGurRD/QTjGby2dwvJL6s9C8wWYRFB/Nz0aIXPHoOxxCg1kyClIuMjSr\nqwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"name": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
},
"id": "http://abel/object/019ada4c-3061-7e1d-9151-6592f9f72ba9"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/object/019ada4c-3061-7e1d-9151-6592f9f72ba9",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers"
],
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37Z",
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
},
"embedded_actor": {
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"name": "peeps",
"url": [],
"attachment": [
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "source",
"value": "https://codeberg.org/bovine/fedi-herds"
},
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "author",
"value": "acct:helge@mymath.rocks"
},
{
"type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "owner",
"value": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
}
],
"tag": [],
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false,
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
]
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers"
],
"public": true
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Alice.incoming.Create
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"type": "Create",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37.274230",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqn24cCBDK1SFpvhB9mkG\n6ZEzaUQa+U9Ho3zm7ZJDIHvje+lxymfi1AnLHCM613jRGRrjLhRwqpLfQ8vql0Yp\n6oUlCELJnonh79vhay9jtyuhLqNNyNldYlX/ITaLnDs6QWzmstM/mpx4wOmFiIyA\niwlp2jlmsBYG+nEBntDKPaEvaGpeTXc+IkcHPQsXaiHofxQQcbvT8Lifz9qM1aTI\nK/j3V23h39rnu5IN1jYw4RUpRhezu+8mtKAk9Lg7ptxPd3CtUzKzHjuwd6jib/+i\n6YENuSDVyGurRD/QTjGby2dwvJL6s9C8wWYRFB/Nz0aIXPHoOxxCg1kyClIuMjSr\nqwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"name": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
},
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2fd4-7bdf-a677-08b65057def1",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-2fd4-7bdf-a677-08b65057def1",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
when: One queries webfinger for "acct:peeps@abel"¶
when: "Alice" retrieves the object with id "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"¶
send.Alice.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"uri": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
}
receive.Alice.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"uri": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"data": {
"attachment": null,
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:37.274230",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1",
{
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": "as:manuallyApprovesFollowers"
}
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqn24cCBDK1SFpvhB9mkG\n6ZEzaUQa+U9Ho3zm7ZJDIHvje+lxymfi1AnLHCM613jRGRrjLhRwqpLfQ8vql0Yp\n6oUlCELJnonh79vhay9jtyuhLqNNyNldYlX/ITaLnDs6QWzmstM/mpx4wOmFiIyA\niwlp2jlmsBYG+nEBntDKPaEvaGpeTXc+IkcHPQsXaiHofxQQcbvT8Lifz9qM1aTI\nK/j3V23h39rnu5IN1jYw4RUpRhezu+8mtKAk9Lg7ptxPd3CtUzKzHjuwd6jib/+i\n6YENuSDVyGurRD/QTjGby2dwvJL6s9C8wWYRFB/Nz0aIXPHoOxxCg1kyClIuMjSr\nqwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"type": "Service",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/DCC2jbHH9q-OePeZ67vv6g",
"outbox": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/outbox",
"followers": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"following": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following",
"preferredUsername": "peeps",
"name": "peeps",
"identifiers": [
"acct:peeps@abel",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"manuallyApprovesFollowers": false
}
}
when: "Alice" sends an AddActor for "Bob" activity to "peeps"¶
send.Alice.trigger.publish_activity
{
"data": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "AddActor",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA"
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.AddActor
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "AddActor",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-31f7-7c35-bda6-991f76612fa4",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-31f7-7c35-bda6-991f76612fa4",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "AddActor",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.list.incoming.AddActor
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"type": "AddActor",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-31f7-7c35-bda6-991f76612fa4",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-31f7-7c35-bda6-991f76612fa4",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "AddActor",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
send.list.trigger.publish_activity
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"data": {
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
}
}
then: "Bob" receives an activity¶
receive.list.outgoing.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-32d1-7c6b-bc5d-9814e2895834",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-32d1-7c6b-bc5d-9814e2895834",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.Bob.incoming.Follow
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-32d1-7c6b-bc5d-9814e2895834",
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/simple_storage/019ada4c-32d1-7c6b-bc5d-9814e2895834",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"cc": [],
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"object": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/ySnl4rtNcZpOm4bzwR9iTA",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
then: the received activity is of type "Follow"¶
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"data": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"type": "DeleteAllActors"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing.DeleteAllActors
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"type": "DeleteAllActors"
},
"parsed": {},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}
receive.list.incoming.DeleteAllActors
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"actor": "http://abel/actor/VYSCWJemHzsVd4yDYfQKVA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"type": "DeleteAllActors"
},
"parsed": {},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ"
],
"public": false
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/j7uQR2hdQy5y0BfUJzvUMQ",
"event_type": "incoming",
"history_id": null
}
receive.list.outgoing.Delete
{
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following"
],
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:38Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"id": "http://abel/object/019ada4c-3488-7fcc-aa12-82facb459d54"
},
"parsed": {
"activity": {
"id": "http://abel/object/019ada4c-3488-7fcc-aa12-82facb459d54",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following"
],
"published": "2025-12-01T14:23:38Z",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"object": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg"
}
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/followers",
"http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg/following"
],
"public": true
},
"context": {}
},
"actor": "http://abel/actor/OlGYo8NOSo-Kebfn_kcysg",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"history_id": null
}