BrowserPub: A browser for debugging #ActivityPub and the ⁂fediverse

BrowserPub · A browser for debugging ActivityPub and the fediverse

Explore the open social web through the lens of ActivityPub and the fediverse.

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The idea here is to make it a bit easier to see how well the various players in the fediverse support the C2S side of the ActivityPub spec.

You can punch in any ActivityPub discoverable web url or fediverse handle, and BrowserPub will discover and display the underlying AP:

e.g.

social profiles: https://browser.pub/https://mastodon.social/@mastodon

or posts:
https://browser.pub/https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/113005517546136592

or fediverse handles:
https://browser.pub/@Gargron@mastodon.social

or even usernames (defaults to mastodon.social for now):
https://browser.pub/Gargron

BrowserPub defaults to a visual representation of the object (if a known type)

everything here is powered by ActivityPub, no server-specific APIs

you can also view the underlying ActivityPub object as JSON...

... or a less JSON-ey structured outline

It'll work on ActivityPub-enabled wordpress sites:

fediversereport.com · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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... or posts:

https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/11/synology-issues/ · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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For known collection properties (like outbox, followers, featured, etc), it will preview the collection and support paging via a "next" link:

davew · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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Here's a Lemmy group

https://lemmy.ml/c/asklemmy · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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And here's @manton 's profile using micro.blog's AP endpoint

https://manton.org/activitypub/manton · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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Threads posts and profiles are also available, for users that have checked the magic box

Here's a post:
https://browser.pub/https://www.threads.net/@evanprodromou/post/C8qtHZEuA0Q

While Threads does not support the replies collection yet, they do support the inReplyTo pointer, which BrowserPub renders above

https://www.threads.net/@evanprodromou/post/C-0iXNmvgj7 · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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BrowserPub also supports the new fediverse:creator discovery mechanism

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24190641/apple-vision-pro-headset-future-cheaper · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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Bluesky profiles that are bridged can also be rendered

e.g. @snarfed.org bridged bsky profile

https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:3ljmtyyjqcjee2kpewgsifvb · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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Hmm, I'd love to be able to render a more dynamic og:image at some point

Here's a podcast from @dave 's podcastindex bridge

@851643@ap.podcastindex.org · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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BrowserPub also tries to render custom emojis in content and profile headers, these are in the ActivityPub payload after all

even animated ones

https://bolha.one/users/joaonaweb/statuses/112978564080782762 · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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and of course Flipboard is supported (cc @mike) nothing special, just the same ActivityPub spec implementation

https://flipboard.social/users/arunshah · BrowserPub · A browser for exploring ActivityPub and the fediverse

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@js the :fediverse:

Fixed that for you.

⁂ doesn't really show the diversity or interconnectedness of Fedi the way the real logo does. Not to mention, it's less appealing.

@BeAware

yea same appealing-ness level as the term 'fediverse' itself

@js seems like a neat and interesting name that makes me want to learn more about it...🤨