Alice updates her profile and her followers can retrieve the Update activity
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,
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1"
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEArpLnxUdhylxVWo/u/5JS\nKRikgfXdEzivG1R8LN2SNNwO+HOpc9TEsvdVDoBPTuDeVNPZGZfFG9ggAu8Lq8cH\nz+RlS6ak1pW0SAOqrQucOQ3s7bGoM0796Nze5Z/SEw/hsQzODD/qj0VxMguxaoms\nlWttpGnhdDNm6uyU4lBG01PnVtQn/3nqSWQp2CNc2WDMcSgLeso+Op48YFhkkYUc\nq1tpgZg2mSk15RURV9+xQCC6OtO8sKmwEjPL+G+/EoCaBIn3ZTaSdYDMe9w/pFEB\njjk8i8A/p4i9bvDT291gwTdVFOh1pdNGG6wa85f5fjzsoa9QeiTFSj0unTHSWekg\n2QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gkF5iMusb6EqGxEBHLm_bg",
"outbox": "http://abel/outbox/Oh2k1iRL0SyS2XgqDhDyqQ",
"followers": "http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ",
"following": "http://abel/following/UJ5k20qNJBnoqDtjTdd25Q",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
}
}
given: "Bob" created an actor on "banach" called "Bob"
send.Bob.request.create_actor
{
"base_url": "http://banach",
"preferred_username": "Bob",
"profile": {},
"automatically_accept_followers": null,
"name": null
}
receive.Bob.response.create_actor
{
"attachment": null,
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1"
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAyAOBueFHTWq5gJB0ghjv\nMSA4koQUTOgTmIizfP+vZt7x21e6Ez9+iESx/uJMvv53/CuCDOFyva/TZKFJs+Pp\nqLRjZ5YjZtXuchddN74DKj34lmf7WSkBirHRFG90soZvCBDbyzizCrVL8hlJtN9g\nIGqBiLq49InMpNjr7phqHE84sb+cKCwAo6JPFje7ZIZZrDrTvFiVvrC0oHvtO30p\nx2imovFEO1QPGqF1mOH4zyHmJlEsa70yYPQk+QgcK6GQinRko27D+U+g3ze/wKEZ\ndfkz+CMOBow78dM67y0CjzjCITVU9lWfF6Nnowig9FG540witnkxrrbzXuwPsYEe\nwwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://banach/inbox/Lfj3WqevxHc6JBshk6LQeg",
"outbox": "http://banach/outbox/lQZNvcUMx7xEyDtg_Ms9Qw",
"followers": "http://banach/followers/S7-uMNjpz9iixbWr_MKnaA",
"following": "http://banach/following/jcdRlqOpVvED0114m1KWFQ",
"preferredUsername": "Bob",
"name": "Bob",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Bob@banach",
"http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
}
}
when: "Bob" sends "Alice" a Follow Activity
send.Bob.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"id": "follow:cef75c12-b275-4045-ab32-8dbb31afcfcc",
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
}
}
receive.Bob.outgoing
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"id": "follow:cef75c12-b275-4045-ab32-8dbb31afcfcc",
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"public": false
}
}
}
receive.Alice.incoming
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"event_type": "incoming",
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Follow",
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"to": [
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"id": "follow:cef75c12-b275-4045-ab32-8dbb31afcfcc",
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"public": false
}
}
}
when: "Alice" sends an Accept to this Follow Activity
send.Alice.trigger.send_message
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"data": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA"
],
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": "follow:cef75c12-b275-4045-ab32-8dbb31afcfcc",
"id": "accept:b9c1ac58-9af0-4ff1-9ba3-43daf71df589"
}
}
receive.Alice.outgoing
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA"
],
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": "follow:cef75c12-b275-4045-ab32-8dbb31afcfcc",
"id": "accept:b9c1ac58-9af0-4ff1-9ba3-43daf71df589"
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA"
],
"public": false
}
}
}
receive.Bob.incoming
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"event_type": "incoming",
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Accept",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"to": [
"http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA"
],
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": "follow:cef75c12-b275-4045-ab32-8dbb31afcfcc",
"id": "accept:b9c1ac58-9af0-4ff1-9ba3-43daf71df589"
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA"
],
"public": false
}
}
}
when: "Alice" updates her profile
send.Alice.trigger.update_actor
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"profile": {
"summary": "I love cows"
},
"autoFollow": null,
"actions": []
}
receive.Alice.outgoing
{
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"event_type": "outgoing",
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ"
],
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1"
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEArpLnxUdhylxVWo/u/5JS\nKRikgfXdEzivG1R8LN2SNNwO+HOpc9TEsvdVDoBPTuDeVNPZGZfFG9ggAu8Lq8cH\nz+RlS6ak1pW0SAOqrQucOQ3s7bGoM0796Nze5Z/SEw/hsQzODD/qj0VxMguxaoms\nlWttpGnhdDNm6uyU4lBG01PnVtQn/3nqSWQp2CNc2WDMcSgLeso+Op48YFhkkYUc\nq1tpgZg2mSk15RURV9+xQCC6OtO8sKmwEjPL+G+/EoCaBIn3ZTaSdYDMe9w/pFEB\njjk8i8A/p4i9bvDT291gwTdVFOh1pdNGG6wa85f5fjzsoa9QeiTFSj0unTHSWekg\n2QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gkF5iMusb6EqGxEBHLm_bg",
"outbox": "http://abel/outbox/Oh2k1iRL0SyS2XgqDhDyqQ",
"followers": "http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ",
"following": "http://abel/following/UJ5k20qNJBnoqDtjTdd25Q",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"summary": "I love cows",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
}
},
"id": "http://abel/object/019531fc-5aeb-793b-be11-a873ef552a22"
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ"
],
"public": true
}
}
}
receive.Bob.incoming
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"event_type": "incoming",
"data": {
"raw": {
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"cc": [
"http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ"
],
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z",
"object": {
"attachment": null,
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1"
],
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEArpLnxUdhylxVWo/u/5JS\nKRikgfXdEzivG1R8LN2SNNwO+HOpc9TEsvdVDoBPTuDeVNPZGZfFG9ggAu8Lq8cH\nz+RlS6ak1pW0SAOqrQucOQ3s7bGoM0796Nze5Z/SEw/hsQzODD/qj0VxMguxaoms\nlWttpGnhdDNm6uyU4lBG01PnVtQn/3nqSWQp2CNc2WDMcSgLeso+Op48YFhkkYUc\nq1tpgZg2mSk15RURV9+xQCC6OtO8sKmwEjPL+G+/EoCaBIn3ZTaSdYDMe9w/pFEB\njjk8i8A/p4i9bvDT291gwTdVFOh1pdNGG6wa85f5fjzsoa9QeiTFSj0unTHSWekg\n2QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gkF5iMusb6EqGxEBHLm_bg",
"outbox": "http://abel/outbox/Oh2k1iRL0SyS2XgqDhDyqQ",
"followers": "http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ",
"following": "http://abel/following/UJ5k20qNJBnoqDtjTdd25Q",
"preferredUsername": "Alice",
"name": "Alice",
"summary": "I love cows",
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
}
},
"id": "http://abel/object/019531fc-5aeb-793b-be11-a873ef552a22"
},
"recipients": {
"recipients": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ"
],
"public": true
}
}
}
then: "Bob" receives an activity
then: "Bob" can fetch this activity
send.Bob.request.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"uri": "http://abel/object/019531fc-5aeb-793b-be11-a873ef552a22"
}
receive.Bob.response.fetch
{
"actor": "http://banach/actor/9kB5XduLbbO5tydMNb86AA",
"uri": "http://abel/object/019531fc-5aeb-793b-be11-a873ef552a22",
"data": {
"cc": [
"http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ"
],
"id": "http://abel/object/019531fc-5aeb-793b-be11-a873ef552a22",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"type": "Update",
"actor": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"object": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"name": "Alice",
"type": "Person",
"inbox": "http://abel/inbox/gkF5iMusb6EqGxEBHLm_bg",
"outbox": "http://abel/outbox/Oh2k1iRL0SyS2XgqDhDyqQ",
"summary": "I love cows",
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"https://w3id.org/security/v1"
],
"endpoints": {
"sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
},
"followers": "http://abel/followers/TCgQrKcZDh88ANWu7IGUmQ",
"following": "http://abel/following/UJ5k20qNJBnoqDtjTdd25Q",
"publicKey": {
"id": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g#legacy-key-1",
"owner": "http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g",
"publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEArpLnxUdhylxVWo/u/5JS\nKRikgfXdEzivG1R8LN2SNNwO+HOpc9TEsvdVDoBPTuDeVNPZGZfFG9ggAu8Lq8cH\nz+RlS6ak1pW0SAOqrQucOQ3s7bGoM0796Nze5Z/SEw/hsQzODD/qj0VxMguxaoms\nlWttpGnhdDNm6uyU4lBG01PnVtQn/3nqSWQp2CNc2WDMcSgLeso+Op48YFhkkYUc\nq1tpgZg2mSk15RURV9+xQCC6OtO8sKmwEjPL+G+/EoCaBIn3ZTaSdYDMe9w/pFEB\njjk8i8A/p4i9bvDT291gwTdVFOh1pdNGG6wa85f5fjzsoa9QeiTFSj0unTHSWekg\n2QIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
},
"attachment": null,
"identifiers": [
"acct:Alice@abel",
"http://abel/actor/Ai_3VK-pri73SzHcma9K1g"
],
"preferredUsername": "Alice"
},
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"published": "2025-02-23T08:46:16Z"
}
}