diff --git a/inc/activities/create.php b/inc/activities/create.php
index 22c0aa8..020dec3 100644
--- a/inc/activities/create.php
+++ b/inc/activities/create.php
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ function handle( $actor, $activity ) {
     $actor_id = $activity["actor"];
     $object["attributedTo"] = $actor_id;
     reconcile_receivers( $object, $activity );
+    scrub_object( $object );
+    $object = persist_object( $object );
     $activity["object"] = $object;
     return $activity;
 }
 
-
 function reconcile_receivers( &$object, &$activity ) {
     copy_field_value( "audience", $object, $activity );
     copy_field_value( "audience", $activity, $object );
@@ -42,14 +43,12 @@ function reconcile_receivers( &$object, &$activity ) {
     copy_field_value( "to", $object, $activity );
     copy_field_value( "to", $activity, $object );
 
-    copy_field_value( "bto", $object, $activity );
-    copy_field_value( "bto", $activity, $object );
-
     copy_field_value( "cc", $object, $activity );
     copy_field_value( "cc", $activity, $object );
 
+    // copy bcc and bto to activity for delivery but not to object
     copy_field_value( "bcc", $object, $activity );
-    copy_field_value( "bcc", $activity, $object );
+    copy_field_value( "bto", $object, $activity );
 }
 
 function copy_field_value( $field, $from, &$to ) {
@@ -63,4 +62,27 @@ function copy_field_value( $field, $from, &$to ) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+function scrub_object( &$object ) {
+    unset( $object["bcc"] );
+    unset( $object["bto"] );
+}
+
+function persist_object( &$object ) {
+    global $wpdb;
+    $wpdb->insert( 'activitypub_objects', array( "object" => wp_json_encode( $object ) ) );
+    // TODO hydrate $object["id"] to URL of object using $wpdb->insert_id
+}
+
+function create_object_table() {
+    global $wpdb;
+    $wpdb->query(
+        "
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS activitypub_objects (
+            id INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+            object TEXT NOT NULL
+        );
+        "
+    );
+}
 ?>
diff --git a/inc/init.php b/inc/init.php
index 801265d..a498c54 100644
--- a/inc/init.php
+++ b/inc/init.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace init;
 
 require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/outbox.php';
 require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/api.php';
+require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/activities/create.php';
 
 add_action( 'rest_api_init', function() {
     \api\register_routes();
@@ -10,5 +11,6 @@ add_action( 'rest_api_init', function() {
 
 add_action( 'activitypub_init', function() {
     \outbox\create_outbox_table();
+    \activities\create\create_object_table();
 } );
 ?>