acct URI (Fediverse)

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An acct URI looks like this: 

acct:joeblow@example.com

Typically an acct URI is used to turn an e-mail address or Fediverse ID into a URL / URI. (There are reasons why one might want to turn a pointer or identifier that isn' a URL / URI into a URL / URI.)

For example, this Fediverse ID: 

@reiver@changelog.ca

Gets turned into this acct URI: 

acct:reiver@changelog.ca

Fediverse Users

Most users of the Fediverse aren't aware of acct URIs. And really, they don't have to be aware of them!

Fediverse Programmers

But behind the scenes, acct URIs are used by Fediverse software.

Behind the scenes, a Fediverse ID is turned into a acct URI, and then that acct URI is used to in a request to WebFinger .

If you are a programmer / software engineer / software developer / etc, then you may need to be aware of acct URIs, and have some level of understanding of them.

See Also

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