# ActivityPub Plugin
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** experimental, activitypub
**Created:** [May 31, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794 "2023-05-31T17:21:52Z")
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794/359 "2025-01-23T20:16:29Z")
What is this 🤔
> **\`skip\_email\_validation=' for an instance of Category**
>
> ```plaintext
> Message (46 copies reported)
>
> Job exception: undefined method `skip_email_validation=' for an instance of Category
>
> Backtrace
>
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activemodel-7.2.2.1/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:512:in `method_missing'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:491:in `method_missing'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/actor_handler.rb:150:in `update_user'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/actor_handler.rb:47:in `block in update_or_create_user'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:359:in `transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:234:in `block in transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:415:in `with_connection'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb:296:in `with_connection'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:233:in `transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/actor_handler.rb:45:in `update_or_create_user'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/actor_handler.rb:82:in `update_or_create_user'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/plugin.rb:782:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:76:in `block in apply_handlers'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:74:in `all?'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:74:in `apply_handlers'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/plugin.rb:873:in `block (2 levels) in activate!'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:76:in `block in apply_handlers'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:74:in `all?'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:74:in `apply_handlers'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/handlers.rb:24:in `apply_handlers'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/activity.rb:64:in `perform_activity'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/activity.rb:38:in `block in perform_transactions'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:616:in `block in within_new_transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-7.2.2.1/lib/active_support/concurrency/null_lock.rb:9:in `synchronize'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:613:in `within_new_transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:361:in `transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:234:in `block in transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:421:in `with_connection'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb:296:in `with_connection'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-7.2.2.1/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:233:in `transaction'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/activity.rb:34:in `perform_transactions'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/lib/discourse_activity_pub/ap/activity/announce.rb:26:in `process'
> /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-activity-pub/app/jobs/discourse_activity_pub_process.rb:12:in `execute'
> /var/www/discourse/app/jobs/base.rb:316:in `block (2 levels) in perform'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rails_multisite-6.1.0/lib/rails_multisite/connection_management/null_instance.rb:49:in `with_connection'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rails_multisite-6.1.0/lib/rails_multisite/connection_management.rb:21:in `with_connection'
> /var/www/discourse/app/jobs/base.rb:303:in `block in perform'
> /var/www/discourse/app/jobs/base.rb:299:in `each'
> /var/www/discourse/app/jobs/base.rb:299:in `perform'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:202:in `execute_job'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:170:in `block (2 levels) in process'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/middleware/chain.rb:177:in `block in invoke'
> /var/www/discourse/lib/sidekiq/pausable.rb:132:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/middleware/chain.rb:179:in `block in invoke'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/middleware/chain.rb:182:in `invoke'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:169:in `block in process'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:136:in `block (6 levels) in dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/job_retry.rb:113:in `local'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:135:in `block (5 levels) in dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq.rb:44:in `block in '
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:131:in `block (4 levels) in dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:263:in `stats'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:126:in `block (3 levels) in dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/job_logger.rb:13:in `call'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:125:in `block (2 levels) in dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/job_retry.rb:80:in `global'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:124:in `block in dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/job_logger.rb:39:in `prepare'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:123:in `dispatch'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:168:in `process'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:78:in `process_one'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb:68:in `run'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/component.rb:8:in `watchdog'
> /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/sidekiq-6.5.12/lib/sidekiq/component.rb:17:in `block in safe_thread'
>
> ```
That’s my account. Is it what it sounds, like I haven’t verified my email in the instance or somehow in the category, and ActivityPub doesn’t know how to handle that situation?
Everything seems to work normally, though
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