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Object types

Varying the object type and investigation what happens to the properties. Relevant properties are

{
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "type": "${type}",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content"
}

where type is the property being varied between different entries in the table. Object types are defined in https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#object-types.

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type Object Activity
“Article” Object Activity
“Audio” Object Activity
“Document” Object Activity
“Event” Object Activity
“Image” Object Activity
“Note” Object Activity
“Page” Object Activity
“Place” Object Activity
“Profile” Object Activity
“Relationship” Object Activity
“Tombstone” Object Activity
“Video” Object Activity
[“Note”, “Article”] Object Activity
null Object Activity

Objects

Object 1

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/jv51YXk0tQI",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Article"
}

Object 2

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/GLwgQ4Rs8r4",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Audio"
}

Object 3

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/BjncYrSuOGU",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Document"
}

Object 4

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/NElM7NrNLzk",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Event"
}

Object 5

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/Lqj955ta9FM",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Image"
}

Object 6

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/PpQ0bD0s_Ko",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Note"
}

Object 7

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/98iUcgZ-pN8",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Page"
}

Object 8

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/yjmTeaHVOn8",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Place"
}

Object 9

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/2RG1H2xm9e4",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Profile"
}

Object 10

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/C_EhHNrMUVw",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Relationship"
}

Object 11

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/c74O_NvLbq8",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Tombstone"
}

Object 12

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/hbvb2nvOCTE",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": "Video"
}

Object 13

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/Fcfy2txnRjA",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": [
    "Note",
    "Article"
  ]
}

Object 14

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
  "content": "content",
  "id": "http://actor.example/object/GSiioEkuZeg",
  "name": "name",
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "summary": "summary",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "type": null
}

Activities

Activity 1

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/3NvvXLSpaOQ",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/1338VwEIEUM",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Article"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 2

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/1sIsjPBXXr4",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/yRduMQ2T0bc",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Audio"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 3

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/CFJQtt9p1H8",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/JSzzTleRto8",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Document"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 4

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/avKkpHlpf_0",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/wKX2-aqeaN8",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Event"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 5

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/SXOb3UNYDnk",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/bUuf2K2Eaog",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Image"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 6

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/ouTOG79oK_8",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/eL_rZf0uTEM",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Note"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 7

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/0iHQ2dX_Vjc",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/feWJvtei4cQ",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Page"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 8

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/7okyWVny5kM",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/gff7B3k8a9Q",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Place"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 9

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/NwjMnPJ_ABM",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/wv53IfpXDcc",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Profile"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 10

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/yTkDa8YrSjI",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/m9EllcsAPe4",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Relationship"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 11

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/zV1G32Is25U",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/Uq5raHbDROs",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Tombstone"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 12

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/2u5b2CP0Pu8",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/JNQJNhSwZdg",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": "Video"
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 13

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/7v5ND576Zus",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/B3X8rTedscI",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": [
      "Note",
      "Article"
    ]
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}

Activity 14

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "actor": "http://actor.example",
  "id": "http://actor.example/activity/hsh2ezuuEh0",
  "object": {
    "attributedTo": "http://actor.example",
    "content": "content",
    "id": "http://actor.example/object/eMW9BpdbOaY",
    "name": "name",
    "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
    "summary": "summary",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://remote.example/"
    ],
    "type": null
  },
  "published": "2025-09-09T09:32:38Z",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://remote.example/"
  ],
  "type": "Create"
}