Background knowledge about how following works on the Fediverse, including at the ActivityPub wire-format level. Load when the user asks about implementing follows, the Follow/Accept/Reject/Undo activity flow, locked vs unlocked accounts, the followers and following collections, shared inboxes, delivery of posts to followers, how follower-only posts work, account migration with the Move activity,
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Fediverse Following — Complete Reference
Overview
Following on the Fediverse is a formal ActivityPub handshake, not a simple database write. It involves activity delivery between servers, an explicit approval step, and ongoing delivery of content. Understanding all the steps — and what can go wrong — is essential for correct implementation.
1. The Actor Object
Before any following can happen, each user is represented as an actor — a JSON-LD object served at a stable URL. The
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