# xapiActor

Identifies who performed the action.

### objectType

* **Flow resource path:** statementData > xapiActor > objectType
* **Parameter type:** String text
* **Description:** Specifies the type of entity the actor is, such as a person or a group. The objectType should be Agent.

#### Example

```
"actor": {
  "objectType": "Agent",
  "name": "",
  "mbox": ""
}
```

### name

* **Flow resource path:** statementData > xapiActor > name
* **Parameter type:** String name
* **Description:** The display name or identifier for the actor involved in the xAPI statement, as provided by the LRS.

#### Example

```
"actor": {
  "objectType": "",
  "name": "xAPI Example Statement",
  "mbox": ""
}
```

### mbox

* **Flow resource path:** statementData > xapiActor > mbox
* **Parameter type:** String mbox
* **Description:** An email address used to identify the actor, formatted as a mailto: URI. You must choose either mbox, openid or account to match the data being sent to the flow. A statement can’t contain more than one of these.

#### Example

```
"actor": {
  "objectType": "",
  "name": "",
  "mbox": "example@example.com"
}
```

### openid

* **Flow resource path:** statementData > xapiActor > openid
* **Parameter type:** String URI
* **Description:** An OpenID identifier for the actor, used for authentication across different systems. You must choose either mbox, openid or account to match the data being sent to the flow. A statement can’t contain more than one of these.

#### Example

```
"actor": {
  "objectType": "",
  "name": "",
  "openid": "https://www.example.com/123456"
}
```

### account.name

* **Flow resource path:** statementData > xapiActor > account > name
* **Parameter type:** String name
* **Description:** The name associated with the actor's account within a specific system or platform. You must choose either mbox, openid or account to match the data being sent to the flow. A statement can’t contain more than one of these.

#### Example

```
"actor": {
  "objectType": "",
  "name": "",
  "account": {
    "homePage": "",
    "name": "123456789"
  }
}
```

### account.homepage

* **Flow resource path:** statementData > xapiActor > account > homepage
* **Parameter type:** String URL
* **Description:** The URL of the homepage or profile page of the actor's account on a platform. You must choose either mbox, openid or account to match the data being sent to the flow. A statement can’t contain more than one of these.

#### Example

```
"actor": {
  "objectType": "",
  "name": "",
  "account": {
    "homePage": "https://www.example.com",
    "name": ""
  }
}
```