ActivityPub

ActivityPub NodeInfo API

NodeInfo is a complementary protocol used by ActivityPub servers to expose server capability metadata at /.well-known/nodeinfo. It describes the software name, version, supported protocols, usage statistics, and open registration status, enabling clients and crawlers to understand server capabilities without inspecting individual actors.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/
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APIReference
https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#actor-objects

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: activitypub:activitypub-nodeinfo-api
name: ActivityPub NodeInfo API
tags:
- NodeInfo
- Discovery
- Server Metadata
- Social Networks
properties:
- url: https://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#actor-objects
  type: APIReference
description: NodeInfo is a complementary protocol used by ActivityPub servers to expose server capability
  metadata at /.well-known/nodeinfo. It describes the software name, version, supported protocols, usage
  statistics, and open registration status, enabling clients and crawlers to understand server capabilities
  without inspecting individual actors.