The application/stream+json Media Type
draft-snell-activity-streams-type-01.txt

Abstract

This specification defines and registers the application/stream+json Content Type for the JSON Activity Streams format.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. IANA Considerations
• 3. Security Considerations
• 4. References
• Author's Address

1. Introduction

Activity Streams [asms] is a data format for "the serialization of a stream of social activities using the JSON format" [RFC4627]. Version 1.0 of the specification was published in May of 2011 by the Activity Streams Working Group (http://activitystrea.ms) and has been implemented in a broad range of applications.

This specification defines and registers the "application/stream+json" Content Type to represent JSON document resources that conform to the JSON Activity Streams Version 1.0 Specification [asms].

2. IANA Considerations

This specification registers the application/stream+json MIME Media Type:

• Type name: application
• Subtype name: stream+json
• Required parameters: None
• Optional parameters: "charset" : Specifies the character set encoding. If not specified, a default of "UTF-8" is assumed.
• Encoding considerations: Resources that use the "application/stream+json" media type are required to conform to the "application/json" Media Type and are therefore subject to the same encoding considerations specified in Section 6 [RFC4627].
• Security considerations: As defined in this specification
• Published specification: This specification.
• Applications that use this media type: JSON Activity Streams are implemented by a wide range of existing applications.
• Additional information:
  • Magic number(s): N/A
  • File extension(s): N/A
  • Macintosh file type code(s): TEXT
• Person & email address to contact for further information: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
• Intended usage: COMMON
• Restrictions on usage: None.
• Author: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
• Change controller: IESG

3. Security Considerations

Security considerations for JSON Activity Stream documents are discussed in Section 11 of [asms].

4. References

Author's Address