diff --git a/scripts/ap/get.js b/scripts/ap/get.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab235427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ap/get.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const nodeFetch = require("node-fetch");
+
+const fetch = (url, opts) =>
+	nodeFetch(url, {
+		...opts,
+		headers: {
+			Accept: "application/activity+json",
+			...(opts?.headers || {}),
+		},
+	}).then((x) => x.json());
+
+const webfinger = async (domain, user) => {
+	const query = `https://${domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=@${user}@${domain}`;
+	const json = await fetch(query);
+	return json.links.find((x) => x.rel == "self").href;
+};
+
+(async () => {
+	const userLocation = await webfinger(
+		"chat.understars.dev",
+		"1140599542186631381",
+	);
+	console.log(userLocation);
+
+	const user = await fetch(userLocation);
+
+	const outbox = await fetch(user.outbox);
+
+	const firstPage = await fetch(outbox.first);
+
+	const mostRecent = firstPage.orderedItems[0];
+
+	console.log(mostRecent);
+})();
diff --git a/src/activitypub/routes/channel/#channel_id/inbox.ts b/src/activitypub/routes/channel/#channel_id/inbox.ts
index 01e267e7..a44944b6 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/routes/channel/#channel_id/inbox.ts
+++ b/src/activitypub/routes/channel/#channel_id/inbox.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 import { route } from "@spacebar/api";
+import { Message, emitEvent } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { Router } from "express";
+import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 
 const router = Router();
 export default router;
 
 router.post("/", route({}), async (req, res) => {
-	console.log(req.body);
+	const body = req.body;
+
+	if (body.type != "Create") throw new HTTPError("not implemented");
+
+	const message = await Message.fromAP(body);
+	await message.save();
+
+	await emitEvent({
+		event: "MESSAGE_CREATE",
+		channel_id: message.channel_id,
+		data: message.toJSON(),
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Message.ts b/src/util/entities/Message.ts
index 07ec8195..d157ba35 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Message.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Message.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import type { APAnnounce, APNote } from "activitypub-types";
+import type {
+	APAnnounce,
+	APNote,
+	APPerson,
+	AnyAPObject,
+} from "activitypub-types";
+import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import {
 	Column,
 	CreateDateColumn,
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 	OneToMany,
 	RelationId,
 } from "typeorm";
-import { Config } from "..";
+import { Config, Snowflake } from "..";
 import { InteractionType } from "../interfaces/Interaction";
 import { Application } from "./Application";
 import { Attachment } from "./Attachment";
@@ -269,6 +275,54 @@ export class Message extends BaseClass {
 			content: this.content,
 		};
 	}
+
+	static async fromAP(data: APNote): Promise<Message> {
+		if (!data.attributedTo)
+			throw new Error("sb Message must have author (attributedTo)");
+
+		let attrib = Array.isArray(data.attributedTo)
+			? data.attributedTo[0]
+			: data.attributedTo;
+		if (typeof attrib == "string") {
+			// fetch it
+			attrib = (await fetch(attrib).then((x) => x.json())) as AnyAPObject;
+		}
+
+		if (attrib.type != "Person")
+			throw new Error("only Person can be author of sb Message"); //hm
+
+		let to = data.to;
+
+		if (Array.isArray(to))
+			to = to.filter((x) => {
+				if (typeof x == "string") return x.includes("channel");
+				return false;
+			});
+
+		if (!to) throw new Error("not deliverable");
+
+		const channel_id = (to as string).split("/").reverse()[0];
+
+		const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
+			where: { id: channel_id },
+			relations: { guild: true },
+		});
+
+		return Message.create({
+			id: Snowflake.generate(),
+			author: await User.fromAP(attrib as APPerson),
+			content: data.content, // convert html to markdown
+			timestamp: data.published,
+			channel_id,
+
+			sticker_items: [],
+			guild_id: channel.guild_id,
+			attachments: [],
+			embeds: [],
+			reactions: [],
+			type: 0,
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 export interface MessageComponent {
diff --git a/src/util/entities/User.ts b/src/util/entities/User.ts
index 1adeae3a..59713bce 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/User.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/User.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { Session } from "./Session";
 import { UserSettings } from "./UserSettings";
 
 import crypto from "crypto";
+import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import { promisify } from "util";
 const generateKeyPair = promisify(crypto.generateKeyPair);
 
@@ -322,6 +323,20 @@ export class User extends BaseClass {
 		};
 	}
 
+	static async fromAP(data: APPerson | string): Promise<User> {
+		if (typeof data == "string") {
+			data = (await fetch(data, {
+				headers: { Accept: "application/activity+json" },
+			}).then((x) => x.json())) as APPerson;
+		}
+
+		return User.create({
+			id: Snowflake.generate(), // hm
+			username: data.preferredUsername,
+			bio: data.summary, // TODO: convert to markdown
+		});
+	}
+
 	static async getPublicUser(user_id: string, opts?: FindOneOptions<User>) {
 		return await User.findOneOrFail({
 			where: { id: user_id },