Description of ActivityPub protocol? (beehaw.org)

submitted 3 years ago by interolivary@beehaw.org to c/programming@beehaw.org

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Hey does anybody know if there's a description of ActivityPub available that isn't just the spec? I realized I don't actually know how the protocol works, and I'd be interested in learning more. May have to just bite the bullet and dive into the spec – it doesn't actually look too bad based on a quick glance – but a summary would be cool

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago

There are various links here:

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/pub/guide-for-new-activitypub-implementers

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago

Fuck me what a rabbit hole: ActivityPub is built on ActivityStreams which use Action Vocabulary and this is all structured with JSON-LD.

[-] useful_idiot@lemmy.eatsleepcode.ca 4 points 3 years ago

Its easier to grok if you watch lemmy server logs

[-] toadmode@beehaw.org 4 points 3 years ago

The overview in the spec is probably as good of a summary as anyone could give you.

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 1 points 3 years ago

Another commenter had this to share, it's got a bunch of guides etc.

[-] rcsheets@lemmy.picote.ch 1 points 3 years ago

I'm curious myself. Has anyone done a YouTube explainer?

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago

I think this link from the comments here had some video guides

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