diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index 775f422..bdd673c 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 //!
 //! let mut person = ApActor::new(
 //!     "https://example.com/actor/inbox".parse()?,
-//!     "https://example.com/actor/outbox".parse()?,
 //!     Person::new(),
 //! );
 //!
 //! person
+//!     .set_outbox("https://example.com/actor/outbox".parse()?)
 //!     .set_following("https://example.com/actor/following".parse()?)
 //!     .set_followers("https://example.com/actor/followers".parse()?);
 //! #
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// let inbox_ref = person.inbox();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_inbox("https://example.com/inbox".parse()?);
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// let outbox_ref = person.outbox();
     /// ```
-    fn outbox<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a XsdAnyUri
+    fn outbox<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<&'a XsdAnyUri>
     where
         Inner: 'a,
     {
-        &self.ap_actor_ref().outbox
+        self.ap_actor_ref().outbox.as_ref()
     }
 
     /// Set the outbox for the current actor
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_outbox("https://example.com/outbox".parse()?);
@@ -120,7 +120,42 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     fn set_outbox(&mut self, outbox: XsdAnyUri) -> &mut Self {
-        self.ap_actor_mut().outbox = outbox;
+        self.ap_actor_mut().outbox = Some(outbox);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Take the outbox from the current actor, leaving nothing
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
+    /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
+    ///
+    /// if let Some(outbox) = person.take_outbox() {
+    ///     println!("{:?}", outbox);
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    fn take_outbox(&mut self) -> Option<XsdAnyUri> {
+        self.ap_actor_mut().outbox.take()
+    }
+
+    /// Delete the outbox from the current object
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
+    /// # person.set_outbox("https://example.com/outbox".parse()?);
+    /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
+    ///
+    /// assert!(person.outbox().is_some());
+    /// person.delete_outbox();
+    /// assert!(person.outbox().is_none());
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    fn delete_outbox(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+        self.ap_actor_mut().outbox = None;
         self
     }
 
@@ -128,7 +163,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(following) = person.following() {
@@ -147,7 +182,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_following("https://example.com/following".parse()?);
@@ -159,11 +194,11 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Take the following link for the current actor, leaving nothing
+    /// Take the following link from the current actor, leaving nothing
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(following) = person.take_following() {
@@ -179,7 +214,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// # person.set_following("https://example.com/following".parse()?);
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
@@ -198,7 +233,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(followers) = person.take_followers() {
@@ -217,7 +252,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_followers("https://example.com/followers".parse()?);
@@ -229,11 +264,11 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Take the followers link for the current actor, leaving nothing
+    /// Take the followers link from the current actor, leaving nothing
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(followers) = person.take_followers() {
@@ -249,7 +284,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// # person.set_followers("https://example.com/followers".parse()?);
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
@@ -268,7 +303,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(liked) = person.take_liked() {
@@ -287,7 +322,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_streams("https://example.com/liked".parse()?);
@@ -299,11 +334,11 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Take the liked link for the current actor, leaving nothing
+    /// Take the liked link from the current actor, leaving nothing
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(liked) = person.take_liked() {
@@ -319,7 +354,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// # person.set_liked("https://example.com/liked".parse()?);
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
@@ -338,7 +373,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(streams) = person.take_streams() {
@@ -357,7 +392,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_streams("https://example.com/streams".parse()?);
@@ -374,7 +409,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_many_streams(vec![
@@ -398,7 +433,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person
@@ -419,11 +454,11 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Take the streams links for the current actor, leaving nothing
+    /// Take the streams links from the current actor, leaving nothing
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(streams) = person.take_streams() {
@@ -439,7 +474,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// # person.set_streams("https://example.com/streams".parse()?);
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
@@ -458,7 +493,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(preferred_username) = person.preferred_username() {
@@ -477,7 +512,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_preferred_username("user123".into());
@@ -493,7 +528,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(preferred_username) = person.take_preferred_username() {
@@ -508,7 +543,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// # person.set_preferred_username("hey".into());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
@@ -525,7 +560,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(endpoints) = person.endpoints() {
@@ -544,7 +579,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     /// ```rust
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Endpoints, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// person.set_endpoints(Endpoints {
@@ -563,7 +598,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// if let Some(endpoints) = person.endpoints() {
@@ -578,7 +613,7 @@ pub trait ApActorExt<Inner>: AsApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use activitystreams_new::{actor::{ApActor, Person}, context};
-    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), context(), Person::new());
+    /// # let mut person = ApActor::new(context(), Person::new());
     /// # person.set_endpoints(Default::default());
     /// use activitystreams_new::prelude::*;
     ///
@@ -653,7 +688,9 @@ pub struct ApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// - Range: xsd:anyUri
     /// - Functional: true
-    pub outbox: XsdAnyUri,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    #[builder(default, setter(strip_option))]
+    pub outbox: Option<XsdAnyUri>,
 
     /// A link to an [ActivityStreams] collection of the actors that this actor is following.
     ///
@@ -826,21 +863,16 @@ impl<Inner> ApActor<Inner> {
     ///
     /// let actor = ApActor::new(
     ///     "https://example.com/inbox".parse()?,
-    ///     "https://example.com/outbox".parse()?,
     ///     Person::new(),
     /// );
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn new(inbox: XsdAnyUri, outbox: XsdAnyUri, inner: Inner) -> Self
+    pub fn new(inbox: XsdAnyUri, inner: Inner) -> Self
     where
         Inner: markers::Actor,
     {
-        Self::builder()
-            .inbox(inbox)
-            .outbox(outbox)
-            .inner(inner)
-            .build()
+        Self::builder().inbox(inbox).inner(inner).build()
     }
 
     fn extending(mut inner: Inner) -> Result<Self, serde_json::Error>
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7d84716..c960eb6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ pub mod prelude {
     //!
     //! let mut person = ApActor::new(
     //!     "http://localhost:8080/inbox".parse()?,
-    //!     "http:/localhost:8080/outbox".parse()?,
     //!     Person::new(),
     //! );
     //! person
+    //!     .set_outbox("http:/localhost:8080/outbox".parse()?)
     //!     .set_name(XsdString::from("Demo Account"))
     //!     .set_preferred_username(XsdString::from("demo"))
     //!     .set_id("https://localhost:8080/actor".parse()?)
diff --git a/src/unparsed.rs b/src/unparsed.rs
index 5e6c690..24715ea 100644
--- a/src/unparsed.rs
+++ b/src/unparsed.rs
@@ -222,25 +222,23 @@
 //! pub type ExtendedPerson = PublicKey<ApActor<Person>>;
 //!
 //! impl ExtendedPerson {
-//!     pub fn new(inbox: XsdAnyUri, outbox: XsdAnyUri) -> Self {
+//!     pub fn new(inbox: XsdAnyUri) -> Self {
 //!         PublicKey {
 //!             public_key: Default::default(),
-//!             inner: ApActor::new(inbox, outbox, Person::new()),
+//!             inner: ApActor::new(inbox, Person::new()),
 //!         }
 //!     }
 //! }
 //!
 //! fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-//!     let mut extended_person = ExtendedPerson::new(
-//!         "https://example.com/user/inbox".parse()?,
-//!         "https://example.com/user/outbox".parse()?,
-//!     );
+//!     let mut extended_person = ExtendedPerson::new("https://example.com/user/inbox".parse()?);
 //!
 //!     extended_person
 //!         .set_kind(PersonType)
 //!         .set_id("https://example.com/user".parse()?)
 //!         .set_name(XsdString::from("Demo User"))
 //!         .set_preferred_username(XsdString::from("user"))
+//!         .set_outbox("https://example.com/user/outbox".parse()?)
 //!         .set_key_pem(XsdString::from(
 //!             "------ BEGIN PUBLIC KEY ------\nasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf..."
 //!         ))