Properties

The @context must include:

• Activity Streams 2.0
• Notify

id

Notify notifications must describe an AS 2.0 activity. The activity has an id which must be a URI, and the use of URN:UUID is recommended. An HTTP URI may be used instead, but in such cases the URI should resolve to a useful resource.

type

The activity has a type which should include at least the value Announce from AS 2.0.

actor

The activity should have an actor describing the party responsible for initiating this activity. The actor:

• has an id which must be an HTTP URI.
• has a type which should be one of: Application, Group, Organization, Person or Service from AS 2.0.
• may have a name

context

This activity has a context. The context has:

• An id which is the HTTP URI of the "landing page" for the resource.
• A type.
• An ietf:cite-as which contains the persistent HTTP URI (sometimes called the "PID") which is to be used to cite or link to the resource.

inReplyTo

inReplyTo is specified because this is a response to a previous notification. inReplyTo takes the URI (URN:UUID or HTTP URI) which identifies the activity for which this is a response.

object

This activity has an object. The object has:

• An id which is the HTTP URI of the "landing page" for the resource.
• A type.
• An ietf:cite-as which contains the persistent HTTP URI (sometimes called the "PID") which is to be used to cite or link to the resource.

origin

The activity has an origin describing the system which has sent the notification. The origin has:

• An id which is an HTTP URI identifying the generic-service.
• A type which should include the value Service from AS 2.0.
• An inbox which is the HTTP URI of the LDN inbox for the generic-service

target

The activity has a target describing the system which is intended to receive the notification. The target has:

• An id which is an HTTP URI identifying the generic-organisation.
• A type which should include the value Service from AS 2.0.
• An inbox which is the HTTP URI of the LDN inbox for the generic-organisation

Example JSON-LD Payload

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "https://purl.org/coar/notify"
  ],
  "actor": {
    "id": "https://generic-service.com",
    "name": "Generic Service",
    "type": "Service"
  },
  "context": {
    "id": "https://some-organisation.org/resource/0021",
    "ietf:cite-as": "https://doi.org/10.4598/12123487",
    "type": "Document"
  },
  "id": "urn:uuid:94ecae35-dcfd-4182-8550-22c7164fe23f",
  "inReplyTo": "urn:uuid:0370c0fb-bb78-4a9b-87f5-bed307a509dd",
  "object": {
    "id": "https://generic-service.com/resource/1234",
    "ietf:cite-as": "https://doi.org/10.9357/123003",
    "type": "Document"
  },
  "origin": {
    "id": "https://generic-service.com/system",
    "inbox": "https://generic-service.com/system/inbox/",
    "type": "Service"
  },
  "target": {
    "id": "https://some-organisation.org/system",
    "inbox": "https://some-organisation.org/system/inbox/",
    "type": "Service"
  },
  "type": "Announce"
}