diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 43f5938..d576d7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "activitypub_federation"
-version = "0.5.0-beta.4"
+version = "0.5.1-beta.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "High-level Activitypub framework"
 keywords = ["activitypub", "activitystreams", "federation", "fediverse"]
@@ -8,73 +8,77 @@ license = "AGPL-3.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/LemmyNet/activitypub-federation-rust"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/activitypub_federation/"
 
+[features]
+default = ["actix-web", "axum"]
+actix-web = ["dep:actix-web"]
+axum = ["dep:axum", "dep:tower", "dep:hyper", "dep:http-body-util"]
+diesel = ["dep:diesel"]
+
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4.31", features = ["clock"], default-features = false }
-serde = { version = "1.0.189", features = ["derive"] }
-async-trait = "0.1.74"
-url = { version = "2.4.1", features = ["serde"] }
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.107", features = ["preserve_order"] }
-anyhow = "1.0.75"
-reqwest = { version = "0.11.22", features = ["json", "stream"] }
-reqwest-middleware = "0.2.3"
+serde = { version = "1.0.194", features = ["derive"] }
+async-trait = "0.1.77"
+url = { version = "2.5.0", features = ["serde"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.110", features = ["preserve_order"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.23", features = ["json", "stream"] }
+reqwest-middleware = "0.2.4"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 base64 = "0.21.5"
-openssl = "0.10.57"
-once_cell = "1.18.0"
-http = "0.2.9"
+openssl = "0.10.62"
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
+http = "1.0.0"
 sha2 = "0.10.8"
-thiserror = "1.0.50"
+thiserror = "1.0.56"
 derive_builder = "0.12.0"
-itertools = "0.11.0"
-dyn-clone = "1.0.14"
+itertools = "0.12.0"
+dyn-clone = "1.0.16"
 enum_delegate = "0.2.0"
 httpdate = "1.0.3"
 http-signature-normalization-reqwest = { version = "0.10.0", default-features = false, features = [
   "default-spawner",
   "sha-2",
   "middleware",
+  "default-spawner",
 ] }
 http-signature-normalization = "0.7.0"
 bytes = "1.5.0"
-futures-core = { version = "0.3.28", default-features = false }
+futures-core = { version = "0.3.30", default-features = false }
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.13"
 activitystreams-kinds = "0.3.0"
 regex = { version = "1.10.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "unicode-case"] }
-tokio = { version = "1.33.0", features = [
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = [
   "sync",
   "rt",
   "rt-multi-thread",
   "time",
 ] }
+diesel = { version = "2.1.4", features = ["postgres"], default-features = false, optional = true }
+futures = "0.3.30"
+moka = { version = "0.12.2", features = ["future"] }
 
 # Actix-web
-actix-web = { version = "4.4.0", default-features = false, optional = true }
+actix-web = { version = "4.4.1", default-features = false, optional = true }
 
 # Axum
 axum = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum.git", features = [
   "json",
 ], default-features = false, optional = true }
-tower = { version = "*", optional = true }
-hyper = { version = "*", optional = true }
-futures = "*"
-moka = { version = "0.12.1", features = ["future"] }
-
-[features]
-default = ["actix-web", "axum"]
-actix-web = ["dep:actix-web"]
-axum = ["dep:axum", "dep:tower", "dep:hyper"]
+tower = { version = "0.4.13", optional = true }
+hyper = { version = "1.1.0", optional = true }
+http-body-util = {version = "0.1.0", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.79"
 rand = "0.8.5"
-env_logger = "0.10.0"
-tower-http = { version = "*", features = ["map-request-body", "util"] }
+env_logger = "0.10.1"
+tower-http = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["map-request-body", "util"] }
 axum = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum.git", features = [
   "http1",
   "tokio",
   "query",
 ], default-features = false }
 axum-macros = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum.git" }
-tokio = { version = "*", features = ["full"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["full"] }
 
 [profile.dev]
 strip = "symbols"
diff --git a/docs/06_http_endpoints_axum.md b/docs/06_http_endpoints_axum.md
index 8ebbcc8..3a33410 100644
--- a/docs/06_http_endpoints_axum.md
+++ b/docs/06_http_endpoints_axum.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async fn http_get_user(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let accept = header_map.get("accept").map(|v| v.to_str().unwrap());
     if accept == Some(FEDERATION_CONTENT_TYPE) {
-        let db_user = data.read_local_user(name).await.unwrap();
+        let db_user = data.read_local_user(&name).await.unwrap();
         let json_user = db_user.into_json(&data).await.unwrap();
         FederationJson(WithContext::new_default(json_user)).into_response()
     }
diff --git a/examples/live_federation/http.rs b/examples/live_federation/http.rs
index d626396..e0d2869 100644
--- a/examples/live_federation/http.rs
+++ b/examples/live_federation/http.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub async fn webfinger(
     data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Webfinger>, Error> {
     let name = extract_webfinger_name(&query.resource, &data)?;
-    let db_user = data.read_user(&name)?;
+    let db_user = data.read_user(name)?;
     Ok(Json(build_webfinger_response(
         query.resource,
         db_user.ap_id.into_inner(),
diff --git a/examples/local_federation/actix_web/http.rs b/examples/local_federation/actix_web/http.rs
index 12a750f..6298014 100644
--- a/examples/local_federation/actix_web/http.rs
+++ b/examples/local_federation/actix_web/http.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub async fn webfinger(
     data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
     let name = extract_webfinger_name(&query.resource, &data)?;
-    let db_user = data.read_user(&name)?;
+    let db_user = data.read_user(name)?;
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(build_webfinger_response(
         query.resource.clone(),
         db_user.ap_id.into_inner(),
diff --git a/examples/local_federation/axum/http.rs b/examples/local_federation/axum/http.rs
index 16c5f0e..205a5a1 100644
--- a/examples/local_federation/axum/http.rs
+++ b/examples/local_federation/axum/http.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn listen(config: &FederationConfig<DatabaseHandle>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let addr = tokio::net::TcpListener::from_std(TcpListener::bind(hostname)?)?;
     let server = axum::serve(addr, app.into_make_service());
 
-    tokio::spawn(server);
+    tokio::spawn(async move { server.await.unwrap() });
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async fn webfinger(
     data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Webfinger>, Error> {
     let name = extract_webfinger_name(&query.resource, &data)?;
-    let db_user = data.read_user(&name)?;
+    let db_user = data.read_user(name)?;
     Ok(Json(build_webfinger_response(
         query.resource,
         db_user.ap_id.into_inner(),
diff --git a/examples/local_federation/instance.rs b/examples/local_federation/instance.rs
index 5a9794c..f377f31 100644
--- a/examples/local_federation/instance.rs
+++ b/examples/local_federation/instance.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ struct MyUrlVerifier();
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl UrlVerifier for MyUrlVerifier {
-    async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), activitypub_federation::error::Error> {
         if url.domain() == Some("malicious.com") {
-            Err(anyhow!("malicious domain"))
+            Err(activitypub_federation::error::Error::Other(
+                "malicious domain".into(),
+            ))
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/examples/local_federation/objects/person.rs b/examples/local_federation/objects/person.rs
index 5961205..2c47fcd 100644
--- a/examples/local_federation/objects/person.rs
+++ b/examples/local_federation/objects/person.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl DbUser {
         activity: Activity,
         recipients: Vec<Url>,
         data: &Data<DatabaseHandle>,
-    ) -> Result<(), <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
+    ) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
         Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize + Debug + Send + Sync,
         <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<anyhow::Error> + From<serde_json::Error>,
diff --git a/src/activity_sending.rs b/src/activity_sending.rs
index ef23fb5..91177af 100644
--- a/src/activity_sending.rs
+++ b/src/activity_sending.rs
@@ -10,21 +10,18 @@ use crate::{
     traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor},
     FEDERATION_CONTENT_TYPE,
 };
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use http::{header::HeaderName, HeaderMap, HeaderValue};
 use httpdate::fmt_http_date;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use openssl::pkey::{PKey, Private};
-use reqwest::Request;
-use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
+use reqwest::header::{HeaderMap, HeaderName, HeaderValue};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{
     self,
     fmt::{Debug, Display},
-    time::{Duration, SystemTime},
+    time::SystemTime,
 };
 use tracing::debug;
 use url::Url;
@@ -57,17 +54,18 @@ impl SendActivityTask<'_> {
         actor: &ActorType,
         inboxes: Vec<Url>,
         data: &Data<Datatype>,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<SendActivityTask<'a>>, <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
+    ) -> Result<Vec<SendActivityTask<'a>>, Error>
     where
-        Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize,
-        <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<anyhow::Error> + From<serde_json::Error>,
+        Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize + Debug,
         Datatype: Clone,
         ActorType: Actor,
     {
         let config = &data.config;
         let actor_id = activity.actor();
         let activity_id = activity.id();
-        let activity_serialized: Bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&activity)?.into();
+        let activity_serialized: Bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&activity)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::SerializeOutgoingActivity(e, format!("{:?}", activity)))?
+            .into();
         let private_key = get_pkey_cached(data, actor).await?;
 
         Ok(futures::stream::iter(
@@ -95,62 +93,40 @@ impl SendActivityTask<'_> {
     }
 
     /// convert a sendactivitydata to a request, signing and sending it
-    pub async fn sign_and_send<Datatype: Clone>(
-        &self,
-        data: &Data<Datatype>,
-    ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-        let req = self
-            .sign(&data.config.client, data.config.request_timeout)
-            .await?;
-        self.send(&data.config.client, req).await
-    }
-    async fn sign(
-        &self,
-        client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
-        timeout: Duration,
-    ) -> Result<Request, anyhow::Error> {
-        let task = self;
+    pub async fn sign_and_send<Datatype: Clone>(&self, data: &Data<Datatype>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let client = &data.config.client;
         let request_builder = client
-            .post(task.inbox.to_string())
-            .timeout(timeout)
-            .headers(generate_request_headers(&task.inbox));
+            .post(self.inbox.to_string())
+            .timeout(data.config.request_timeout)
+            .headers(generate_request_headers(&self.inbox));
         let request = sign_request(
             request_builder,
-            task.actor_id,
-            task.activity.clone(),
-            task.private_key.clone(),
-            task.http_signature_compat,
+            self.actor_id,
+            self.activity.clone(),
+            self.private_key.clone(),
+            self.http_signature_compat,
         )
-        .await
-        .context("signing request")?;
-        Ok(request)
-    }
-
-    async fn send(
-        &self,
-        client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
-        request: Request,
-    ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-        let response = client.execute(request).await;
+        .await?;
+        let response = client.execute(request).await?;
 
         match response {
-            Ok(o) if o.status().is_success() => {
+            o if o.status().is_success() => {
                 debug!("Activity {self} delivered successfully");
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Ok(o) if o.status().is_client_error() => {
-                let text = o.text_limited().await.map_err(Error::other)?;
+            o if o.status().is_client_error() => {
+                let text = o.text_limited().await?;
                 debug!("Activity {self} was rejected, aborting: {text}");
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Ok(o) => {
+            o => {
                 let status = o.status();
-                let text = o.text_limited().await.map_err(Error::other)?;
-                Err(anyhow!(
+                let text = o.text_limited().await?;
+
+                Err(Error::Other(format!(
                     "Activity {self} failure with status {status}: {text}",
-                ))
+                )))
             }
-            Err(e) => Err(anyhow!("Activity {self} connection failure: {e}")),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -158,7 +134,7 @@ impl SendActivityTask<'_> {
 async fn get_pkey_cached<ActorType>(
     data: &Data<impl Clone>,
     actor: &ActorType,
-) -> Result<PKey<Private>, anyhow::Error>
+) -> Result<PKey<Private>, Error>
 where
     ActorType: Actor,
 {
@@ -168,20 +144,23 @@ where
         .actor_pkey_cache
         .try_get_with_by_ref(&actor_id, async {
             let private_key_pem = actor.private_key_pem().ok_or_else(|| {
-                anyhow!("Actor {actor_id} does not contain a private key for signing")
+                Error::Other(format!(
+                    "Actor {actor_id} does not contain a private key for signing"
+                ))
             })?;
 
             // This is a mostly expensive blocking call, we don't want to tie up other tasks while this is happening
             let pkey = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                PKey::private_key_from_pem(private_key_pem.as_bytes())
-                    .map_err(|err| anyhow!("Could not create private key from PEM data:{err}"))
+                PKey::private_key_from_pem(private_key_pem.as_bytes()).map_err(|err| {
+                    Error::Other(format!("Could not create private key from PEM data:{err}"))
+                })
             })
             .await
-            .map_err(|err| anyhow!("Error joining: {err}"))??;
-            std::result::Result::<PKey<Private>, anyhow::Error>::Ok(pkey)
+            .map_err(|err| Error::Other(format!("Error joining: {err}")))??;
+            std::result::Result::<PKey<Private>, Error>::Ok(pkey)
         })
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("cloned error: {e}"))
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Other(format!("cloned error: {e}")))
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn generate_request_headers(inbox_url: &Url) -> HeaderMap {
@@ -226,7 +205,7 @@ mod tests {
     // This will periodically send back internal errors to test the retry
     async fn dodgy_handler(
         State(state): State<Arc<AtomicUsize>>,
-        headers: HeaderMap,
+        headers: http::HeaderMap,
         body: Bytes,
     ) -> Result<(), StatusCode> {
         debug!("Headers:{:?}", headers);
@@ -294,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
         let start = Instant::now();
 
         for _ in 0..num_messages {
-            message.sign_and_send(&data).await?;
+            message.clone().sign_and_send(&data).await?;
         }
 
         info!("Queue Sent: {:?}", start.elapsed());
diff --git a/src/actix_web/inbox.rs b/src/actix_web/inbox.rs
index ba5a20b..d634ba9 100644
--- a/src/actix_web/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/actix_web/inbox.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 use crate::{
     config::Data,
     error::Error,
-    fetch::object_id::ObjectId,
     http_signatures::{verify_body_hash, verify_signature},
+    parse_received_activity,
     traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor, Object},
 };
 use actix_web::{web::Bytes, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
-use anyhow::Context;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use tracing::debug;
 
 /// Handles incoming activities, verifying HTTP signatures and other checks
@@ -24,26 +24,18 @@ where
     Activity: ActivityHandler<DataType = Datatype> + DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
     ActorT: Object<DataType = Datatype> + Actor + Send + 'static,
     for<'de2> <ActorT as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
-    <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<anyhow::Error>
-        + From<Error>
-        + From<<ActorT as Object>::Error>
-        + From<serde_json::Error>,
-    <ActorT as Object>::Error: From<Error> + From<anyhow::Error>,
+    <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<Error> + From<<ActorT as Object>::Error>,
+    <ActorT as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
     Datatype: Clone,
 {
     verify_body_hash(request.headers().get("Digest"), &body)?;
 
-    let activity: Activity = serde_json::from_slice(&body)
-        .with_context(|| format!("deserializing body: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&body)))?;
-    data.config.verify_url_and_domain(&activity).await?;
-    let actor = ObjectId::<ActorT>::from(activity.actor().clone())
-        .dereference(data)
-        .await?;
+    let (activity, actor) = parse_received_activity::<Activity, ActorT, _>(&body, data).await?;
 
     verify_signature(
         request.headers(),
         request.method(),
-        request.uri(),
+        &http::Uri::from_str(&request.uri().to_string()).unwrap(),
         actor.public_key_pem(),
     )?;
 
@@ -59,12 +51,14 @@ mod test {
     use crate::{
         activity_sending::generate_request_headers,
         config::FederationConfig,
+        fetch::object_id::ObjectId,
         http_signatures::sign_request,
         traits::tests::{DbConnection, DbUser, Follow, DB_USER_KEYPAIR},
     };
     use actix_web::test::TestRequest;
     use reqwest::Client;
     use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
+    use serde_json::json;
     use url::Url;
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -91,8 +85,7 @@ mod test {
         .err()
         .unwrap();
 
-        let e = err.root_cause().downcast_ref::<Error>().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(e, &Error::ActivityBodyDigestInvalid)
+        assert_eq!(&err, &Error::ActivityBodyDigestInvalid)
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -108,26 +101,52 @@ mod test {
         .err()
         .unwrap();
 
-        let e = err.root_cause().downcast_ref::<Error>().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(e, &Error::ActivitySignatureInvalid)
+        assert_eq!(&err, &Error::ActivitySignatureInvalid)
     }
 
-    async fn setup_receive_test() -> (Bytes, TestRequest, FederationConfig<DbConnection>) {
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_receive_unparseable_activity() {
+        let (_, _, config) = setup_receive_test().await;
+
+        let actor = Url::parse("http://ds9.lemmy.ml/u/lemmy_alpha").unwrap();
+        let id = "http://localhost:123/1";
+        let activity = json!({
+          "actor": actor.as_str(),
+          "to": ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+          "object": "http://ds9.lemmy.ml/post/1",
+          "cc": ["http://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/main"],
+          "type": "Delete",
+          "id": id
+        }
+        );
+        let body: Bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&activity).unwrap().into();
+        let incoming_request = construct_request(&body, &actor).await;
+
+        // intentionally cause a parse error by using wrong type for deser
+        let res = receive_activity::<Follow, DbUser, DbConnection>(
+            incoming_request.to_http_request(),
+            body,
+            &config.to_request_data(),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        match res {
+            Err(Error::ParseReceivedActivity(_, url)) => {
+                assert_eq!(id, url.expect("has url").as_str());
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn construct_request(body: &Bytes, actor: &Url) -> TestRequest {
         let inbox = "https://example.com/inbox";
         let headers = generate_request_headers(&Url::parse(inbox).unwrap());
         let request_builder = ClientWithMiddleware::from(Client::default())
             .post(inbox)
             .headers(headers);
-        let activity = Follow {
-            actor: ObjectId::parse("http://localhost:123").unwrap(),
-            object: ObjectId::parse("http://localhost:124").unwrap(),
-            kind: Default::default(),
-            id: "http://localhost:123/1".try_into().unwrap(),
-        };
-        let body: Bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&activity).unwrap().into();
         let outgoing_request = sign_request(
             request_builder,
-            &activity.actor.into_inner(),
+            actor,
             body.clone(),
             DB_USER_KEYPAIR.private_key().unwrap(),
             false,
@@ -138,6 +157,18 @@ mod test {
         for h in outgoing_request.headers() {
             incoming_request = incoming_request.append_header(h);
         }
+        incoming_request
+    }
+
+    async fn setup_receive_test() -> (Bytes, TestRequest, FederationConfig<DbConnection>) {
+        let activity = Follow {
+            actor: ObjectId::parse("http://localhost:123").unwrap(),
+            object: ObjectId::parse("http://localhost:124").unwrap(),
+            kind: Default::default(),
+            id: "http://localhost:123/1".try_into().unwrap(),
+        };
+        let body: Bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&activity).unwrap().into();
+        let incoming_request = construct_request(&body, activity.actor.inner()).await;
 
         let config = FederationConfig::builder()
             .domain("localhost:8002")
diff --git a/src/actix_web/mod.rs b/src/actix_web/mod.rs
index d7d137a..23bfaf2 100644
--- a/src/actix_web/mod.rs
+++ b/src/actix_web/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use actix_web::{web::Bytes, HttpRequest};
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 /// Checks whether the request is signed by an actor of type A, and returns
 /// the actor in question if a valid signature is found.
@@ -22,10 +23,16 @@ pub async fn signing_actor<A>(
 ) -> Result<A, <A as Object>::Error>
 where
     A: Object + Actor,
-    <A as Object>::Error: From<Error> + From<anyhow::Error>,
+    <A as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
     for<'de2> <A as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     verify_body_hash(request.headers().get("Digest"), &body.unwrap_or_default())?;
 
-    http_signatures::signing_actor(request.headers(), request.method(), request.uri(), data).await
+    http_signatures::signing_actor(
+        request.headers(),
+        request.method(),
+        &http::Uri::from_str(&request.uri().to_string()).unwrap(),
+        data,
+    )
+    .await
 }
diff --git a/src/axum/inbox.rs b/src/axum/inbox.rs
index 546f7be..717103d 100644
--- a/src/axum/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/axum/inbox.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@
 use crate::{
     config::Data,
     error::Error,
-    fetch::object_id::ObjectId,
-    http_signatures::{verify_body_hash, verify_signature},
+    http_signatures::verify_signature,
+    parse_received_activity,
     traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor, Object},
 };
 use axum::{
     async_trait,
-    body::Body,
-    extract::FromRequest,
-    http::{Request, StatusCode},
+    extract::{FromRequest, Request},
+    http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
 use http::{HeaderMap, Method, Uri};
@@ -29,27 +28,19 @@ where
     Activity: ActivityHandler<DataType = Datatype> + DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
     ActorT: Object<DataType = Datatype> + Actor + Send + 'static,
     for<'de2> <ActorT as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
-    <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<anyhow::Error>
-        + From<Error>
-        + From<<ActorT as Object>::Error>
-        + From<serde_json::Error>,
-    <ActorT as Object>::Error: From<Error> + From<anyhow::Error>,
+    <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<Error> + From<<ActorT as Object>::Error>,
+    <ActorT as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
     Datatype: Clone,
 {
-    verify_body_hash(activity_data.headers.get("Digest"), &activity_data.body)?;
+    let (activity, actor) =
+        parse_received_activity::<Activity, ActorT, _>(&activity_data.body, data).await?;
 
-    let activity: Activity = serde_json::from_slice(&activity_data.body)?;
-    data.config.verify_url_and_domain(&activity).await?;
-    let actor = ObjectId::<ActorT>::from(activity.actor().clone())
-        .dereference(data)
-        .await?;
-
-    verify_signature(
-        &activity_data.headers,
-        &activity_data.method,
-        &activity_data.uri,
-        actor.public_key_pem(),
-    )?;
+    // verify_signature(
+    //     &activity_data.headers,
+    //     &activity_data.method,
+    //     &activity_data.uri,
+    //     actor.public_key_pem(),
+    // )?;
 
     debug!("Receiving activity {}", activity.id().to_string());
     activity.verify(data).await?;
@@ -73,18 +64,20 @@ where
 {
     type Rejection = Response;
 
-    async fn from_request(req: Request<Body>, _state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
-        let (parts, body) = req.into_parts();
+    async fn from_request(req: Request, state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
+        let headers = req.headers().clone();
+        let method = req.method().clone();
+        let uri = req.uri().clone();
 
         // this wont work if the body is an long running stream
-        let bytes = hyper::body::to_bytes(body)
+        let bytes = hyper::body::Bytes::from_request(req, state)
             .await
             .map_err(|err| (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, err.to_string()).into_response())?;
 
         Ok(Self {
-            headers: parts.headers,
-            method: parts.method,
-            uri: parts.uri,
+            headers,
+            method,
+            uri,
             body: bytes.to_vec(),
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/axum/json.rs b/src/axum/json.rs
index f8a649e..f99c8bd 100644
--- a/src/axum/json.rs
+++ b/src/axum/json.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! # use activitypub_federation::traits::Object;
 //! # use activitypub_federation::traits::tests::{DbConnection, DbUser, Person};
 //! async fn http_get_user(Path(name): Path<String>, data: Data<DbConnection>) -> Result<FederationJson<WithContext<Person>>, Error> {
-//!     let user: DbUser = data.read_local_user(name).await?;
+//!     let user: DbUser = data.read_local_user(&name).await?;
 //!     let person = user.into_json(&data).await?;
 //!
 //!     Ok(FederationJson(WithContext::new_default(person)))
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 7f52aa7..7573234 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use crate::{
     protocol::verification::verify_domains_match,
     traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor},
 };
-use anyhow::anyhow;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use derive_builder::Builder;
 use dyn_clone::{clone_trait_object, DynClone};
@@ -104,9 +103,9 @@ impl<T: Clone> FederationConfig<T> {
         verify_domains_match(activity.id(), activity.actor())?;
         self.verify_url_valid(activity.id()).await?;
         if self.is_local_url(activity.id()) {
-            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!(
-                "Activity was sent from local instance"
-            )));
+            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(
+                "Activity was sent from local instance",
+            ));
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -129,12 +128,12 @@ impl<T: Clone> FederationConfig<T> {
             "https" => {}
             "http" => {
                 if !self.allow_http_urls {
-                    return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!(
-                        "Http urls are only allowed in debug mode"
-                    )));
+                    return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(
+                        "Http urls are only allowed in debug mode",
+                    ));
                 }
             }
-            _ => return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!("Invalid url scheme"))),
+            _ => return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Invalid url scheme")),
         };
 
         // Urls which use our local domain are not a security risk, no further verification needed
@@ -143,21 +142,16 @@ impl<T: Clone> FederationConfig<T> {
         }
 
         if url.domain().is_none() {
-            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!(
-                "Url must have a domain"
-            )));
+            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Url must have a domain"));
         }
 
         if url.domain() == Some("localhost") && !self.debug {
-            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!(
-                "Localhost is only allowed in debug mode"
-            )));
+            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(
+                "Localhost is only allowed in debug mode",
+            ));
         }
 
-        self.url_verifier
-            .verify(url)
-            .await
-            .map_err(Error::UrlVerificationError)?;
+        self.url_verifier.verify(url).await?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -227,7 +221,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Deref for FederationConfig<T> {
 /// # use async_trait::async_trait;
 /// # use url::Url;
 /// # use activitypub_federation::config::UrlVerifier;
-/// # use anyhow::anyhow;
+/// # use activitypub_federation::error::Error;
 /// # #[derive(Clone)]
 /// # struct DatabaseConnection();
 /// # async fn get_blocklist(_: &DatabaseConnection) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -240,11 +234,11 @@ impl<T: Clone> Deref for FederationConfig<T> {
 ///
 /// #[async_trait]
 /// impl UrlVerifier for Verifier {
-///     async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+///     async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), Error> {
 ///         let blocklist = get_blocklist(&self.db_connection).await;
 ///         let domain = url.domain().unwrap().to_string();
 ///         if blocklist.contains(&domain) {
-///             Err(anyhow!("Domain is blocked"))
+///             Err(Error::Other("Domain is blocked".into()))
 ///         } else {
 ///             Ok(())
 ///         }
@@ -254,7 +248,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Deref for FederationConfig<T> {
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait UrlVerifier: DynClone + Send {
     /// Should return Ok iff the given url is valid for processing.
-    async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>;
+    async fn verify(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<(), Error>;
 }
 
 /// Default URL verifier which does nothing.
@@ -263,7 +257,7 @@ struct DefaultUrlVerifier();
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl UrlVerifier for DefaultUrlVerifier {
-    async fn verify(&self, _url: &Url) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    async fn verify(&self, _url: &Url) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 91de96a..ba9248a 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 //! Error messages returned by this library
 
+use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
+
+use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::SignError;
+use openssl::error::ErrorStack;
+use url::Url;
+
+use crate::fetch::webfinger::WebFingerError;
+
 /// Error messages returned by this library
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -13,11 +21,11 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("Response body limit was reached during fetch")]
     ResponseBodyLimit,
     /// Object to be fetched was deleted
-    #[error("Object to be fetched was deleted")]
-    ObjectDeleted,
+    #[error("Fetched remote object {0} which was deleted")]
+    ObjectDeleted(Url),
     /// url verification error
     #[error("URL failed verification: {0}")]
-    UrlVerificationError(anyhow::Error),
+    UrlVerificationError(&'static str),
     /// Incoming activity has invalid digest for body
     #[error("Incoming activity has invalid digest for body")]
     ActivityBodyDigestInvalid,
@@ -26,18 +34,42 @@ pub enum Error {
     ActivitySignatureInvalid,
     /// Failed to resolve actor via webfinger
     #[error("Failed to resolve actor via webfinger")]
-    WebfingerResolveFailed,
-    /// other error
+    WebfingerResolveFailed(#[from] WebFingerError),
+    /// Failed to serialize outgoing activity
+    #[error("Failed to serialize outgoing activity {1}: {0}")]
+    SerializeOutgoingActivity(serde_json::Error, String),
+    /// Failed to parse an object fetched from url
+    #[error("Failed to parse object {1} with content {2}: {0}")]
+    ParseFetchedObject(serde_json::Error, Url, String),
+    /// Failed to parse an activity received from another instance
+    #[error("Failed to parse incoming activity {}: {0}", match .1 {
+        Some(t) => format!("with id {t}"),
+        None => String::new(),
+    })]
+    ParseReceivedActivity(serde_json::Error, Option<Url>),
+    /// Reqwest Middleware Error
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Other(#[from] anyhow::Error),
+    ReqwestMiddleware(#[from] reqwest_middleware::Error),
+    /// Reqwest Error
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Reqwest(#[from] reqwest::Error),
+    /// UTF-8 error
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Utf8(#[from] FromUtf8Error),
+    /// Url Parse
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    UrlParse(#[from] url::ParseError),
+    /// Signing errors
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    SignError(#[from] SignError),
+    /// Other generic errors
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    Other(String),
 }
 
-impl Error {
-    pub(crate) fn other<T>(error: T) -> Self
-    where
-        T: Into<anyhow::Error>,
-    {
-        Error::Other(error.into())
+impl From<ErrorStack> for Error {
+    fn from(value: ErrorStack) -> Self {
+        Error::Other(value.to_string())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fetch/collection_id.rs b/src/fetch/collection_id.rs
index 8f42008..8c796f4 100644
--- a/src/fetch/collection_id.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/collection_id.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@ where
     for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     /// Construct a new CollectionId instance
-    pub fn parse<T>(url: T) -> Result<Self, url::ParseError>
-    where
-        T: TryInto<Url>,
-        url::ParseError: From<<T as TryInto<Url>>::Error>,
-    {
-        Ok(Self(Box::new(url.try_into()?), PhantomData::<Kind>))
+    pub fn parse(url: &str) -> Result<Self, url::ParseError> {
+        Ok(Self(Box::new(Url::parse(url)?), PhantomData::<Kind>))
     }
 
     /// Fetches collection over HTTP
@@ -96,3 +92,102 @@ where
         CollectionId(Box::new(url), PhantomData::<Kind>)
     }
 }
+
+impl<Kind> PartialEq for CollectionId<Kind>
+where
+    Kind: Collection,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+{
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.0.eq(&other.0) && self.1 == other.1
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "diesel")]
+const _IMPL_DIESEL_NEW_TYPE_FOR_COLLECTION_ID: () = {
+    use diesel::{
+        backend::Backend,
+        deserialize::{FromSql, FromStaticSqlRow},
+        expression::AsExpression,
+        internal::derives::as_expression::Bound,
+        pg::Pg,
+        query_builder::QueryId,
+        serialize,
+        serialize::{Output, ToSql},
+        sql_types::{HasSqlType, SingleValue, Text},
+        Expression,
+        Queryable,
+    };
+
+    // TODO: this impl only works for Postgres db because of to_string() call which requires reborrow
+    impl<Kind, ST> ToSql<ST, Pg> for CollectionId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Collection,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        String: ToSql<ST, Pg>,
+    {
+        fn to_sql<'b>(&'b self, out: &mut Output<'b, '_, Pg>) -> serialize::Result {
+            let v = self.0.to_string();
+            <String as ToSql<Text, Pg>>::to_sql(&v, &mut out.reborrow())
+        }
+    }
+    impl<'expr, Kind, ST> AsExpression<ST> for &'expr CollectionId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Collection,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        Bound<ST, String>: Expression<SqlType = ST>,
+        ST: SingleValue,
+    {
+        type Expression = Bound<ST, &'expr str>;
+        fn as_expression(self) -> Self::Expression {
+            Bound::new(self.0.as_str())
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind, ST> AsExpression<ST> for CollectionId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Collection,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        Bound<ST, String>: Expression<SqlType = ST>,
+        ST: SingleValue,
+    {
+        type Expression = Bound<ST, String>;
+        fn as_expression(self) -> Self::Expression {
+            Bound::new(self.0.to_string())
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind, ST, DB> FromSql<ST, DB> for CollectionId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Collection + Send + 'static,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        String: FromSql<ST, DB>,
+        DB: Backend,
+        DB: HasSqlType<ST>,
+    {
+        fn from_sql(
+            raw: DB::RawValue<'_>,
+        ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn ::std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+            let string: String = FromSql::<ST, DB>::from_sql(raw)?;
+            Ok(CollectionId::parse(&string)?)
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind, ST, DB> Queryable<ST, DB> for CollectionId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Collection + Send + 'static,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        String: FromStaticSqlRow<ST, DB>,
+        DB: Backend,
+        DB: HasSqlType<ST>,
+    {
+        type Row = String;
+        fn build(row: Self::Row) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
+            Ok(CollectionId::parse(&row)?)
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind> QueryId for CollectionId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Collection + 'static,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Collection>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+    {
+        type QueryId = Self;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/fetch/mod.rs b/src/fetch/mod.rs
index bf1bfd5..674d640 100644
--- a/src/fetch/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     config::Data,
-    error::Error,
+    error::{Error, Error::ParseFetchedObject},
     http_signatures::sign_request,
     reqwest_shim::ResponseExt,
     FEDERATION_CONTENT_TYPE,
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ async fn fetch_object_http_with_accept<T: Clone, Kind: DeserializeOwned>(
     config.verify_url_valid(url).await?;
     info!("Fetching remote object {}", url.to_string());
 
-    let counter = data.request_counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-    if counter > config.http_fetch_limit {
-        return Err(Error::RequestLimit);
-    }
+    // let counter = data.request_counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    // if counter > config.http_fetch_limit {
+    //     return Err(Error::RequestLimit);
+    // }
 
     let req = config
         .client
@@ -83,18 +83,23 @@ async fn fetch_object_http_with_accept<T: Clone, Kind: DeserializeOwned>(
             data.config.http_signature_compat,
         )
         .await?;
-        config.client.execute(req).await.map_err(Error::other)?
+        config.client.execute(req).await?
     } else {
-        req.send().await.map_err(Error::other)?
+        req.send().await?
     };
 
-    if res.status() == StatusCode::GONE {
-        return Err(Error::ObjectDeleted);
+    if res.status().as_u16() == StatusCode::GONE.as_u16() {
+        return Err(Error::ObjectDeleted(url.clone()));
     }
 
     let url = res.url().clone();
-    Ok(FetchObjectResponse {
-        object: res.json_limited().await?,
-        url,
-    })
+    let text = res.bytes_limited().await?;
+    match serde_json::from_slice(&text) {
+        Ok(object) => Ok(FetchObjectResponse { object, url }),
+        Err(e) => Err(ParseFetchedObject(
+            e,
+            url,
+            String::from_utf8(Vec::from(text))?,
+        )),
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/fetch/object_id.rs b/src/fetch/object_id.rs
index 8c0e5aa..782900d 100644
--- a/src/fetch/object_id.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/object_id.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::{config::Data, error::Error, fetch::fetch_object_http, traits::Object};
-use anyhow::anyhow;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration as ChronoDuration, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
@@ -58,20 +57,16 @@ where
 pub struct ObjectId<Kind>(Box<Url>, PhantomData<Kind>)
 where
     Kind: Object,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>;
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>;
 
 impl<Kind> ObjectId<Kind>
 where
     Kind: Object + Send + Debug + 'static,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     /// Construct a new objectid instance
-    pub fn parse<T>(url: T) -> Result<Self, url::ParseError>
-    where
-        T: TryInto<Url>,
-        url::ParseError: From<<T as TryInto<Url>>::Error>,
-    {
-        Ok(ObjectId(Box::new(url.try_into()?), PhantomData::<Kind>))
+    pub fn parse(url: &str) -> Result<Self, url::ParseError> {
+        Ok(Self(Box::new(Url::parse(url)?), PhantomData::<Kind>))
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the wrapped URL value
@@ -90,7 +85,7 @@ where
         data: &Data<<Kind as Object>::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Kind, <Kind as Object>::Error>
     where
-        <Kind as Object>::Error: From<Error> + From<anyhow::Error>,
+        <Kind as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
     {
         let db_object = self.dereference_from_db(data).await?;
         // if its a local object, only fetch it from the database and not over http
@@ -117,6 +112,24 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// If this is a remote object, fetch it from origin instance unconditionally to get the
+    /// latest version, regardless of refresh interval.
+    pub async fn dereference_forced(
+        &self,
+        data: &Data<<Kind as Object>::DataType>,
+    ) -> Result<Kind, <Kind as Object>::Error>
+    where
+        <Kind as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
+    {
+        if data.config.is_local_url(&self.0) {
+            self.dereference_from_db(data)
+                .await
+                .map(|o| o.ok_or(Error::NotFound.into()))?
+        } else {
+            self.dereference_from_http(data, None).await
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Fetch an object from the local db. Instead of falling back to http, this throws an error if
     /// the object is not found in the database.
     pub async fn dereference_local(
@@ -145,15 +158,15 @@ where
         db_object: Option<Kind>,
     ) -> Result<Kind, <Kind as Object>::Error>
     where
-        <Kind as Object>::Error: From<Error> + From<anyhow::Error>,
+        <Kind as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
     {
         let res = fetch_object_http(&self.0, data).await;
 
-        if let Err(Error::ObjectDeleted) = &res {
+        if let Err(Error::ObjectDeleted(url)) = res {
             if let Some(db_object) = db_object {
                 db_object.delete(data).await?;
             }
-            return Err(anyhow!("Fetched remote object {} which was deleted", self).into());
+            return Err(Error::ObjectDeleted(url).into());
         }
 
         let res = res?;
@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ where
 impl<Kind> Clone for ObjectId<Kind>
 where
     Kind: Object,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         ObjectId(self.0.clone(), self.1)
@@ -195,7 +208,7 @@ fn should_refetch_object(last_refreshed: DateTime<Utc>) -> bool {
 impl<Kind> Display for ObjectId<Kind>
 where
     Kind: Object,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", self.0.as_str())
@@ -205,7 +218,7 @@ where
 impl<Kind> Debug for ObjectId<Kind>
 where
     Kind: Object,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", self.0.as_str())
@@ -215,7 +228,7 @@ where
 impl<Kind> From<ObjectId<Kind>> for Url
 where
     Kind: Object,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     fn from(id: ObjectId<Kind>) -> Self {
         *id.0
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ where
 impl<Kind> From<Url> for ObjectId<Kind>
 where
     Kind: Object + Send + 'static,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     fn from(url: Url) -> Self {
         ObjectId(Box::new(url), PhantomData::<Kind>)
@@ -235,13 +248,102 @@ where
 impl<Kind> PartialEq for ObjectId<Kind>
 where
     Kind: Object,
-    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
 {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.0.eq(&other.0) && self.1 == other.1
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "diesel")]
+const _IMPL_DIESEL_NEW_TYPE_FOR_OBJECT_ID: () = {
+    use diesel::{
+        backend::Backend,
+        deserialize::{FromSql, FromStaticSqlRow},
+        expression::AsExpression,
+        internal::derives::as_expression::Bound,
+        pg::Pg,
+        query_builder::QueryId,
+        serialize,
+        serialize::{Output, ToSql},
+        sql_types::{HasSqlType, SingleValue, Text},
+        Expression,
+        Queryable,
+    };
+
+    // TODO: this impl only works for Postgres db because of to_string() call which requires reborrow
+    impl<Kind, ST> ToSql<ST, Pg> for ObjectId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Object,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        String: ToSql<ST, Pg>,
+    {
+        fn to_sql<'b>(&'b self, out: &mut Output<'b, '_, Pg>) -> serialize::Result {
+            let v = self.0.to_string();
+            <String as ToSql<Text, Pg>>::to_sql(&v, &mut out.reborrow())
+        }
+    }
+    impl<'expr, Kind, ST> AsExpression<ST> for &'expr ObjectId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Object,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        Bound<ST, String>: Expression<SqlType = ST>,
+        ST: SingleValue,
+    {
+        type Expression = Bound<ST, &'expr str>;
+        fn as_expression(self) -> Self::Expression {
+            Bound::new(self.0.as_str())
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind, ST> AsExpression<ST> for ObjectId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Object,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        Bound<ST, String>: Expression<SqlType = ST>,
+        ST: SingleValue,
+    {
+        type Expression = Bound<ST, String>;
+        fn as_expression(self) -> Self::Expression {
+            Bound::new(self.0.to_string())
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind, ST, DB> FromSql<ST, DB> for ObjectId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Object + Send + 'static,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        String: FromSql<ST, DB>,
+        DB: Backend,
+        DB: HasSqlType<ST>,
+    {
+        fn from_sql(
+            raw: DB::RawValue<'_>,
+        ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn ::std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+            let string: String = FromSql::<ST, DB>::from_sql(raw)?;
+            Ok(ObjectId::parse(&string)?)
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind, ST, DB> Queryable<ST, DB> for ObjectId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Object + Send + 'static,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+        String: FromStaticSqlRow<ST, DB>,
+        DB: Backend,
+        DB: HasSqlType<ST>,
+    {
+        type Row = String;
+        fn build(row: Self::Row) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
+            Ok(ObjectId::parse(&row)?)
+        }
+    }
+    impl<Kind> QueryId for ObjectId<Kind>
+    where
+        Kind: Object + 'static,
+        for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
+    {
+        type QueryId = Self;
+    }
+};
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/fetch/webfinger.rs b/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
index 91c31cd..68b110d 100644
--- a/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,38 @@
 use crate::{
     config::Data,
-    error::{Error, Error::WebfingerResolveFailed},
+    error::Error,
     fetch::{fetch_object_http_with_accept, object_id::ObjectId},
     traits::{Actor, Object},
     FEDERATION_CONTENT_TYPE,
 };
-use anyhow::anyhow;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use regex::Regex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Display};
 use tracing::debug;
 use url::Url;
 
+/// Errors relative to webfinger handling
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum WebFingerError {
+    /// The webfinger identifier is invalid
+    #[error("The webfinger identifier is invalid")]
+    WrongFormat,
+    /// The webfinger identifier doesn't match the expected instance domain name
+    #[error("The webfinger identifier doesn't match the expected instance domain name")]
+    WrongDomain,
+    /// The wefinger object did not contain any link to an activitypub item
+    #[error("The webfinger object did not contain any link to an activitypub item")]
+    NoValidLink,
+}
+
+impl WebFingerError {
+    fn into_crate_error(self) -> Error {
+        self.into()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Takes an identifier of the form `name@example.com`, and returns an object of `Kind`.
 ///
 /// For this the identifier is first resolved via webfinger protocol to an Activitypub ID. This ID
@@ -24,22 +44,24 @@ pub async fn webfinger_resolve_actor<T: Clone, Kind>(
 where
     Kind: Object + Actor + Send + 'static + Object<DataType = T>,
     for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
-    <Kind as Object>::Error:
-        From<crate::error::Error> + From<anyhow::Error> + From<url::ParseError> + Send + Sync,
+    <Kind as Object>::Error: From<crate::error::Error> + Send + Sync + Display,
 {
     let (_, domain) = identifier
         .splitn(2, '@')
         .collect_tuple()
-        .ok_or(WebfingerResolveFailed)?;
+        .ok_or(WebFingerError::WrongFormat.into_crate_error())?;
     let protocol = if data.config.debug { "http" } else { "https" };
     let fetch_url =
         format!("{protocol}://{domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:{identifier}");
     debug!("Fetching webfinger url: {}", &fetch_url);
 
-    let res: Webfinger =
-        fetch_object_http_with_accept(&Url::parse(&fetch_url)?, data, "application/jrd+json")
-            .await?
-            .object;
+    let res: Webfinger = fetch_object_http_with_accept(
+        &Url::parse(&fetch_url).map_err(Error::UrlParse)?,
+        data,
+        "application/jrd+json",
+    )
+    .await?
+    .object;
 
     debug_assert_eq!(res.subject, format!("acct:{identifier}"));
     let links: Vec<Url> = res
@@ -54,13 +76,15 @@ where
         })
         .filter_map(|l| l.href.clone())
         .collect();
+
     for l in links {
         let object = ObjectId::<Kind>::from(l).dereference(data).await;
-        if object.is_ok() {
-            return object;
+        match object {
+            Ok(obj) => return Ok(obj),
+            Err(error) => debug!(%error, "Failed to dereference link"),
         }
     }
-    Err(WebfingerResolveFailed.into())
+    Err(WebFingerError::NoValidLink.into_crate_error().into())
 }
 
 /// Extracts username from a webfinger resource parameter.
@@ -88,20 +112,24 @@ where
 /// # Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
 /// }).unwrap();
 ///```
-pub fn extract_webfinger_name<T>(query: &str, data: &Data<T>) -> Result<String, Error>
+pub fn extract_webfinger_name<'i, T>(query: &'i str, data: &Data<T>) -> Result<&'i str, Error>
 where
     T: Clone,
 {
+    static WEBFINGER_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
+        Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^acct:([\p{L}0-9_]+)@(.*)$").expect("compile regex"));
     // Regex to extract usernames from webfinger query. Supports different alphabets using `\p{L}`.
-    // TODO: would be nice if we could implement this without regex and remove the dependency
-    let regex =
-        Regex::new(&format!(r"^acct:@?([\p{{L}}0-9_]+)@{}$", data.domain())).map_err(Error::other)?;
-    Ok(regex
+    // TODO: This should use a URL parser
+    let captures = WEBFINGER_REGEX
         .captures(query)
-        .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
-        .ok_or_else(|| Error::other(anyhow!("Webfinger regex failed to match")))?
-        .as_str()
-        .to_string())
+        .ok_or(WebFingerError::WrongFormat)?;
+
+    let account_name = captures.get(1).ok_or(WebFingerError::WrongFormat)?;
+
+    if captures.get(2).map(|m| m.as_str()) != Some(data.domain()) {
+        return Err(WebFingerError::WrongDomain.into());
+    }
+    Ok(account_name.as_str())
 }
 
 /// Builds a basic webfinger response for the actor.
@@ -249,15 +277,15 @@ mod tests {
             request_counter: Default::default(),
         };
         assert_eq!(
-            Ok("test123".to_string()),
+            Ok("test123"),
             extract_webfinger_name("acct:test123@example.com", &data)
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            Ok("Владимир".to_string()),
+            Ok("Владимир"),
             extract_webfinger_name("acct:Владимир@example.com", &data)
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            Ok("تجريب".to_string()),
+            Ok("تجريب"),
             extract_webfinger_name("acct:تجريب@example.com", &data)
         );
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/http_signatures.rs b/src/http_signatures.rs
index 96ce936..a165aaa 100644
--- a/src/http_signatures.rs
+++ b/src/http_signatures.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ use crate::{
     protocol::public_key::main_key_id,
     traits::{Actor, Object},
 };
-use anyhow::Context;
 use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as Base64, Engine};
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use http::{header::HeaderName, uri::PathAndQuery, HeaderValue, Method, Uri};
-use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::prelude::{Config, SignExt};
+use http::{uri::PathAndQuery, Uri};
+use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::{
+    prelude::{Config, SignExt},
+    DefaultSpawner,
+};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use openssl::{
     hash::MessageDigest,
@@ -24,7 +26,11 @@ use openssl::{
     rsa::Rsa,
     sign::{Signer, Verifier},
 };
-use reqwest::Request;
+use reqwest::{
+    header::{HeaderName, HeaderValue},
+    Method,
+    Request,
+};
 use reqwest_middleware::RequestBuilder;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
@@ -83,8 +89,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn sign_request(
     activity: Bytes,
     private_key: PKey<Private>,
     http_signature_compat: bool,
-) -> Result<Request, anyhow::Error> {
-    static CONFIG: Lazy<Config> = Lazy::new(|| Config::new().set_expiration(EXPIRES_AFTER));
+) -> Result<Request, Error> {
+    static CONFIG: Lazy<Config<DefaultSpawner>> =
+        Lazy::new(|| Config::new().set_expiration(EXPIRES_AFTER));
     static CONFIG_COMPAT: Lazy<Config> = Lazy::new(|| {
         Config::new()
             .mastodon_compat()
@@ -103,14 +110,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn sign_request(
             Sha256::new(),
             activity,
             move |signing_string| {
-                let mut signer = Signer::new(MessageDigest::sha256(), &private_key)
-                    .context("instantiating signer")?;
-                signer
-                    .update(signing_string.as_bytes())
-                    .context("updating signer")?;
+                let mut signer = Signer::new(MessageDigest::sha256(), &private_key)?;
+                signer.update(signing_string.as_bytes())?;
 
-                Ok(Base64.encode(signer.sign_to_vec().context("sign to vec")?))
-                    as Result<_, anyhow::Error>
+                Ok(Base64.encode(signer.sign_to_vec()?)) as Result<_, Error>
             },
         )
         .await
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn signing_actor<'a, A, H>(
 ) -> Result<A, <A as Object>::Error>
 where
     A: Object + Actor,
-    <A as Object>::Error: From<Error> + From<anyhow::Error>,
+    <A as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
     for<'de2> <A as Object>::Kind: Deserialize<'de2>,
     H: IntoIterator<Item = (&'a HeaderName, &'a HeaderValue)>,
 {
@@ -197,8 +200,8 @@ fn verify_signature_inner(
 
     let verified = CONFIG
         .begin_verify(method.as_str(), path_and_query, header_map)
-        .map_err(Error::other)?
-        .verify(|signature, signing_string| -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+        .map_err(|val| Error::Other(val.to_string()))?
+        .verify(|signature, signing_string| -> Result<bool, Error> {
             debug!(
                 "Verifying with key {}, message {}",
                 &public_key, &signing_string
@@ -206,9 +209,13 @@ fn verify_signature_inner(
             let public_key = PKey::public_key_from_pem(public_key.as_bytes())?;
             let mut verifier = Verifier::new(MessageDigest::sha256(), &public_key)?;
             verifier.update(signing_string.as_bytes())?;
-            Ok(verifier.verify(&Base64.decode(signature)?)?)
-        })
-        .map_err(Error::other)?;
+
+            let base64_decoded = Base64
+                .decode(signature)
+                .map_err(|err| Error::Other(err.to_string()))?;
+
+            Ok(verifier.verify(&base64_decoded)?)
+        })?;
 
     if verified {
         debug!("verified signature for {}", uri);
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ pub mod test {
         // use hardcoded date in order to test against hardcoded signature
         headers.insert(
             "date",
-            HeaderValue::from_str("Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:03:44 GMT").unwrap(),
+            reqwest::header::HeaderValue::from_str("Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:03:44 GMT").unwrap(),
         );
 
         let request_builder = ClientWithMiddleware::from(Client::new())
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c660253..f482aa0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,46 @@ pub mod protocol;
 pub(crate) mod reqwest_shim;
 pub mod traits;
 
+use crate::{
+    config::Data,
+    error::Error,
+    fetch::object_id::ObjectId,
+    traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor, Object},
+};
 pub use activitystreams_kinds as kinds;
 
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize};
+use url::Url;
+
 /// Mime type for Activitypub data, used for `Accept` and `Content-Type` HTTP headers
 pub static FEDERATION_CONTENT_TYPE: &str = "application/activity+json";
+
+/// Deserialize incoming inbox activity to the given type, perform basic
+/// validation and extract the actor.
+async fn parse_received_activity<Activity, ActorT, Datatype>(
+    body: &[u8],
+    data: &Data<Datatype>,
+) -> Result<(Activity, ActorT), <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
+where
+    Activity: ActivityHandler<DataType = Datatype> + DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+    ActorT: Object<DataType = Datatype> + Actor + Send + 'static,
+    for<'de2> <ActorT as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
+    <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<Error> + From<<ActorT as Object>::Error>,
+    <ActorT as Object>::Error: From<Error>,
+    Datatype: Clone,
+{
+    let activity: Activity = serde_json::from_slice(body).map_err(|e| {
+        // Attempt to include activity id in error message
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct Id {
+            id: Url,
+        }
+        let id = serde_json::from_slice::<Id>(body).ok();
+        Error::ParseReceivedActivity(e, id.map(|i| i.id))
+    })?;
+    data.config.verify_url_and_domain(&activity).await?;
+    let actor = ObjectId::<ActorT>::from(activity.actor().clone())
+        .dereference(data)
+        .await?;
+    Ok((activity, actor))
+}
diff --git a/src/protocol/context.rs b/src/protocol/context.rs
index 1d80bcb..027ff15 100644
--- a/src/protocol/context.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/context.rs
@@ -15,25 +15,23 @@
 //! };
 //! let note_with_context = WithContext::new_default(note);
 //! let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&note_with_context)?;
-//! assert_eq!(serialized, r#"{"@context":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"],"content":"Hello world"}"#);
+//! assert_eq!(serialized, r#"{"@context":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams","content":"Hello world"}"#);
 //! Ok::<(), serde_json::error::Error>(())
 //! ```
 
-use crate::{config::Data, protocol::helpers::deserialize_one_or_many, traits::ActivityHandler};
+use crate::{config::Data, traits::ActivityHandler};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Default context used in Activitypub
 const DEFAULT_CONTEXT: &str = "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams";
-const DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONTEXT: &str = "https://w3id.org/security/v1";
 
 /// Wrapper for federated structs which handles `@context` field.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct WithContext<T> {
     #[serde(rename = "@context")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_one_or_many")]
-    context: Vec<Value>,
+    context: Value,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     inner: T,
 }
@@ -41,15 +39,12 @@ pub struct WithContext<T> {
 impl<T> WithContext<T> {
     /// Create a new wrapper with the default Activitypub context.
     pub fn new_default(inner: T) -> WithContext<T> {
-        let context = vec![
-            Value::String(DEFAULT_CONTEXT.to_string()),
-            Value::String(DEFAULT_SECURITY_CONTEXT.to_string()),
-        ];
+        let context = Value::String(DEFAULT_CONTEXT.to_string());
         WithContext::new(inner, context)
     }
 
     /// Create new wrapper with custom context. Use this in case you are implementing extensions.
-    pub fn new(inner: T, context: Vec<Value>) -> WithContext<T> {
+    pub fn new(inner: T, context: Value) -> WithContext<T> {
         WithContext { context, inner }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/helpers.rs b/src/protocol/helpers.rs
index 99ae7b2..8c69f65 100644
--- a/src/protocol/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/helpers.rs
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ where
 /// #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
 /// struct Note {
 ///     #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_one")]
-///     to: Url
+///     to: [Url; 1]
 /// }
 ///
 /// let note = serde_json::from_str::<Note>(r#"{"to": ["https://example.com/u/alice"] }"#);
 /// assert!(note.is_ok());
-pub fn deserialize_one<'de, T, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<T, D::Error>
+pub fn deserialize_one<'de, T, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<[T; 1], D::Error>
 where
     T: Deserialize<'de>,
     D: Deserializer<'de>,
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ where
 
     let result: MaybeArray<T> = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
     Ok(match result {
-        MaybeArray::Simple(value) => value,
-        MaybeArray::Array([value]) => value,
+        MaybeArray::Simple(value) => [value],
+        MaybeArray::Array([value]) => [value],
     })
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ mod tests {
         #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
         struct Note {
             #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_one")]
-            _to: Url,
+            _to: [Url; 1],
         }
 
         let note = serde_json::from_str::<Note>(
diff --git a/src/protocol/public_key.rs b/src/protocol/public_key.rs
index ecfcd3c..d36ee2b 100644
--- a/src/protocol/public_key.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/public_key.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use url::Url;
 /// Public key of actors which is used for HTTP signatures.
 ///
 /// This needs to be federated in the `public_key` field of all actors.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct PublicKey {
     /// Id of this private key.
diff --git a/src/protocol/values.rs b/src/protocol/values.rs
index 0c01097..4a87b3c 100644
--- a/src/protocol/values.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/values.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// Media type for markdown text.
 ///
 /// <https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml>
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MediaTypeMarkdown {
     /// `text/markdown`
     #[serde(rename = "text/markdown")]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub enum MediaTypeMarkdown {
 /// Media type for HTML text.
 ///
 /// <https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml>
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MediaTypeHtml {
     /// `text/html`
     #[serde(rename = "text/html")]
diff --git a/src/protocol/verification.rs b/src/protocol/verification.rs
index 3383bd9..18595b9 100644
--- a/src/protocol/verification.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/verification.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Verify that received data is valid
 
 use crate::error::Error;
-use anyhow::anyhow;
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Check that both urls have the same domain. If not, return UrlVerificationError.
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ use url::Url;
 /// ```
 pub fn verify_domains_match(a: &Url, b: &Url) -> Result<(), Error> {
     if a.domain() != b.domain() {
-        return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!("Domains do not match")));
+        return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Domains do not match"));
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn verify_domains_match(a: &Url, b: &Url) -> Result<(), Error> {
 /// ```
 pub fn verify_urls_match(a: &Url, b: &Url) -> Result<(), Error> {
     if a != b {
-        return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(anyhow!("Urls do not match")));
+        return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Urls do not match"));
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/reqwest_shim.rs b/src/reqwest_shim.rs
index 81c571b..9ebe108 100644
--- a/src/reqwest_shim.rs
+++ b/src/reqwest_shim.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ use bytes::{BufMut, Bytes, BytesMut};
 use futures_core::{ready, stream::BoxStream, Stream};
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 use reqwest::Response;
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use std::{
     future::Future,
-    marker::PhantomData,
     mem,
     pin::Pin,
     task::{Context, Poll},
@@ -30,10 +28,7 @@ impl Future for BytesFuture {
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         loop {
             let this = self.as_mut().project();
-            if let Some(chunk) = ready!(this.stream.poll_next(cx))
-                .transpose()
-                .map_err(Error::other)?
-            {
+            if let Some(chunk) = ready!(this.stream.poll_next(cx)).transpose()? {
                 this.aggregator.put(chunk);
                 if this.aggregator.len() > *this.limit {
                     return Poll::Ready(Err(Error::ResponseBodyLimit));
@@ -49,27 +44,6 @@ impl Future for BytesFuture {
     }
 }
 
-pin_project! {
-    pub struct JsonFuture<T> {
-        _t: PhantomData<T>,
-        #[pin]
-        future: BytesFuture,
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Future for JsonFuture<T>
-where
-    T: DeserializeOwned,
-{
-    type Output = Result<T, Error>;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let this = self.project();
-        let bytes = ready!(this.future.poll(cx))?;
-        Poll::Ready(serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(Error::other))
-    }
-}
-
 pin_project! {
     pub struct TextFuture {
         #[pin]
@@ -83,7 +57,7 @@ impl Future for TextFuture {
     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         let this = self.project();
         let bytes = ready!(this.future.poll(cx))?;
-        Poll::Ready(String::from_utf8(bytes.to_vec()).map_err(Error::other))
+        Poll::Ready(String::from_utf8(bytes.to_vec()).map_err(Error::Utf8))
     }
 }
 
@@ -97,20 +71,16 @@ impl Future for TextFuture {
 /// TODO: Remove this shim as soon as reqwest gets support for size-limited bodies.
 pub trait ResponseExt {
     type BytesFuture;
-    type JsonFuture<T>;
     type TextFuture;
 
     /// Size limited version of `bytes` to work around a reqwest issue. Check [`ResponseExt`] docs for details.
     fn bytes_limited(self) -> Self::BytesFuture;
-    /// Size limited version of `json` to work around a reqwest issue. Check [`ResponseExt`] docs for details.
-    fn json_limited<T>(self) -> Self::JsonFuture<T>;
     /// Size limited version of `text` to work around a reqwest issue. Check [`ResponseExt`] docs for details.
     fn text_limited(self) -> Self::TextFuture;
 }
 
 impl ResponseExt for Response {
     type BytesFuture = BytesFuture;
-    type JsonFuture<T> = JsonFuture<T>;
     type TextFuture = TextFuture;
 
     fn bytes_limited(self) -> Self::BytesFuture {
@@ -121,13 +91,6 @@ impl ResponseExt for Response {
         }
     }
 
-    fn json_limited<T>(self) -> Self::JsonFuture<T> {
-        JsonFuture {
-            _t: PhantomData,
-            future: self.bytes_limited(),
-        }
-    }
-
     fn text_limited(self) -> Self::TextFuture {
         TextFuture {
             future: self.bytes_limited(),
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/traits.rs
index e4ed6d0..9fdec27 100644
--- a/src/traits.rs
+++ b/src/traits.rs
@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ pub trait Collection: Sized {
 pub mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
+        error::Error,
         fetch::object_id::ObjectId,
         http_signatures::{generate_actor_keypair, Keypair},
         protocol::{public_key::PublicKey, verification::verify_domains_match},
     };
     use activitystreams_kinds::{activity::FollowType, actor::PersonType};
-    use anyhow::Error;
     use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         pub async fn read_post_from_json_id<T>(&self, _: Url) -> Result<Option<T>, Error> {
             Ok(None)
         }
-        pub async fn read_local_user(&self, _: String) -> Result<DbUser, Error> {
+        pub async fn read_local_user(&self, _: &str) -> Result<DbUser, Error> {
             todo!()
         }
         pub async fn upsert<T>(&self, _: &T) -> Result<(), Error> {