
harvard-artifacts-collection-analytics-pipeline
End-to-end data engineering pipeline for Harvard Art Museums API with ETL, SQL analytics, and Streamlit visualization
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Harvard Artifacts Collection Analytics Pipeline
Skill by ara.so — Data Skills collection.
Overview
This project provides a complete data engineering solution for the Harvard Art Museums API, featuring:
- ETL pipeline for artifact metadata, media, and color data
- SQL database storage (MySQL/TiDB Cloud)
- 20+ analytical SQL queries
- Interactive Streamlit dashboard with Plotly visualizations
The architecture follows: API → ETL → SQL → Analytics → Visualization
Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Manali0711/Harvard-Artifacts-Collection-Data-Engineering-Analytics-App.git
cd Harvard-Artifacts-Collection-Data-Engineering-Analytics-App
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
Required Dependencies
# requirements.txt typically includes:
streamlit
pandas
requests
mysql-connector-python
plotly
python-dotenv
Configuration
Environment Variables
Create a .env file in the project root:
# Harvard Art Museums API
HARVARD_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
# MySQL/TiDB Cloud Connection
DB_HOST=your_database_host
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USER=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password
DB_NAME=harvard_artifacts
Database Setup
import mysql.connector
from mysql.connector import Error
def create_database_connection():
"""Establish MySQL/TiDB connection"""
try:
connection = mysql.connector.connect(
host=os.getenv('DB_HOST'),
port=os.getenv('DB_PORT'),
user=os.getenv('DB_USER'),
password=os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
database=os.getenv('DB_NAME')
)
return connection
except Error as e:
print(f"Database connection error: {e}")
return None
def create_tables(connection):
"""Create database schema"""
cursor = connection.cursor()
# Artifact Metadata Table
cursor.execute("""
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS artifactmetadata (
artifact_id INT PRIMARY KEY,
title VARCHAR(500),
culture VARCHAR(200),
century VARCHAR(100),
classification VARCHAR(200),
department VARCHAR(200),
dated VARCHAR(200),
period VARCHAR(200),
technique VARCHAR(500),
medium VARCHAR(500),
dimensions VARCHAR(500),
creditline TEXT,
url VARCHAR(500)
)
""")
# Artifact Media Table
cursor.execute("""
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS artifactmedia (
media_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
artifact_id INT,
image_url VARCHAR(1000),
caption TEXT,
FOREIGN KEY (artifact_id) REFERENCES artifactmetadata(artifact_id)
)
""")
# Artifact Colors Table
cursor.execute("""
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS artifactcolors (
color_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
artifact_id INT,
color_hex VARCHAR(10),
color_name VARCHAR(100),
percentage FLOAT,
FOREIGN KEY (artifact_id) REFERENCES artifactmetadata(artifact_id)
)
""")
connection.commit()
cursor.close()
ETL Pipeline
Extract: Fetch Data from Harvard API
import requests
import time
def fetch_artifacts_from_api(api_key, size=100, page=1):
"""Extract artifacts from Harvard Art Museums API"""
base_url = "https://api.harvardartmuseums.org/object"
params = {
'apikey': api_key,
'size': size,
'page': page,
'hasimage': 1 # Only artifacts with images
}
try:
response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
# Handle rate limiting
time.sleep(0.5)
return data.get('records', []), data.get('info', {})
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"API request error: {e}")
return [], {}
def paginate_api_collection(api_key, max_pages=10):
"""Collect multiple pages of artifacts"""
all_artifacts = []
for page in range(1, max_pages + 1):
records, info = fetch_artifacts_from_api(api_key, page=page)
if not records:
break
all_artifacts.extend(records)
print(f"Fetched page {page}, total artifacts: {len(all_artifacts)}")
return all_artifacts
Transform: Process JSON Data
import pandas as pd
def transform_artifact_metadata(artifacts):
"""Transform artifact data into structured format"""
metadata = []
for artifact in artifacts:
metadata.append({
'artifact_id': artifact.get('id'),
'title': artifact.get('title'),
'culture': artifact.get('culture'),
'century': artifact.get('century'),
'classification': artifact.get('classification'),
'department': artifact.get('department'),
'dated': artifact.get('dated'),
'period': artifact.get('period'),
'technique': artifact.get('technique'),
'medium': artifact.get('medium'),
'dimensions': artifact.get('dimensions'),
'creditline': artifact.get('creditline'),
'url': artifact.get('url')
})
return pd.DataFrame(metadata)
def transform_artifact_media(artifacts):
"""Extract media/image data"""
media_data = []
for artifact in artifacts:
artifact_id = artifact.get('id')
images = artifact.get('images', [])
for image in images:
media_data.append({
'artifact_id': artifact_id,
'image_url': image.get('baseimageurl'),
'caption': image.get('caption')
})
return pd.DataFrame(media_data)
def transform_artifact_colors(artifacts):
"""Extract color information"""
color_data = []
for artifact in artifacts:
artifact_id = artifact.get('id')
colors = artifact.get('colors', [])
for color in colors:
color_data.append({
'artifact_id': artifact_id,
'color_hex': color.get('hex'),
'color_name': color.get('color'),
'percentage': color.get('percent')
})
return pd.DataFrame(color_data)
Load: Insert into Database
def load_dataframe_to_sql(df, table_name, connection):
"""Batch insert DataFrame into SQL table"""
cursor = connection.cursor()
# Generate INSERT statement
columns = ', '.join(df.columns)
placeholders = ', '.join(['%s'] * len(df.columns))
insert_query = f"INSERT IGNORE INTO {table_name} ({columns}) VALUES ({placeholders})"
# Batch insert
data_tuples = [tuple(row) for row in df.values]
cursor.executemany(insert_query, data_tuples)
connection.commit()
cursor.close()
print(f"Inserted {len(df)} records into {table_name}")
def run_etl_pipeline(api_key, connection, max_pages=5):
"""Execute complete ETL pipeline"""
# Extract
artifacts = paginate_api_collection(api_key, max_pages)
# Transform
metadata_df = transform_artifact_metadata(artifacts)
media_df = transform_artifact_media(artifacts)
colors_df = transform_artifact_colors(artifacts)
# Load
load_dataframe_to_sql(metadata_df, 'artifactmetadata', connection)
load_dataframe_to_sql(media_df, 'artifactmedia', connection)
load_dataframe_to_sql(colors_df, 'artifactcolors', connection)
return len(artifacts)
SQL Analytics Queries
Sample Analytical Queries
ANALYTICAL_QUERIES = {
"Artifacts by Culture": """
SELECT culture, COUNT(*) as artifact_count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE culture IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY culture
ORDER BY artifact_count DESC
LIMIT 10
""",
"Artifacts by Century": """
SELECT century, COUNT(*) as count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE century IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY century
ORDER BY count DESC
""",
"Department Distribution": """
SELECT department, COUNT(*) as total_artifacts
FROM artifactmetadata
GROUP BY department
ORDER BY total_artifacts DESC
""",
"Most Common Colors": """
SELECT color_name, COUNT(*) as usage_count, AVG(percentage) as avg_percentage
FROM artifactcolors
WHERE color_name IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY color_name
ORDER BY usage_count DESC
LIMIT 15
""",
"Media Availability": """
SELECT
COUNT(DISTINCT m.artifact_id) as artifacts_with_media,
COUNT(*) as total_images
FROM artifactmedia m
""",
"Classification Analysis": """
SELECT classification, COUNT(*) as count,
GROUP_CONCAT(DISTINCT culture SEPARATOR ', ') as cultures
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE classification IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY classification
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 10
"""
}
def execute_query(connection, query_name):
"""Run analytical query and return results"""
cursor = connection.cursor(dictionary=True)
query = ANALYTICAL_QUERIES[query_name]
cursor.execute(query)
results = cursor.fetchall()
cursor.close()
return pd.DataFrame(results)
Streamlit Dashboard
Main Application Structure
import streamlit as st
import plotly.express as px
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()
def main():
st.set_page_config(
page_title="Harvard Artifacts Analytics",
page_icon="🏛️",
layout="wide"
)
st.title("🏛️ Harvard Art Museums Analytics Dashboard")
st.markdown("---")
# Sidebar configuration
with st.sidebar:
st.header("⚙️ Configuration")
# API Key input
api_key = st.text_input(
"Harvard API Key",
value=os.getenv('HARVARD_API_KEY', ''),
type="password"
)
# Database connection
if st.button("Connect to Database"):
connection = create_database_connection()
if connection:
st.success("✅ Database connected!")
st.session_state['db_connection'] = connection
else:
st.error("❌ Connection failed")
# Main tabs
tab1, tab2, tab3 = st.tabs(["📥 ETL Pipeline", "📊 Analytics", "📈 Visualizations"])
with tab1:
render_etl_tab(api_key)
with tab2:
render_analytics_tab()
with tab3:
render_visualization_tab()
def render_etl_tab(api_key):
"""ETL Pipeline interface"""
st.header("Extract, Transform, Load")
col1, col2 = st.columns(2)
with col1:
max_pages = st.slider("Number of pages to fetch", 1, 20, 5)
with col2:
if st.button("🚀 Run ETL Pipeline", type="primary"):
if not api_key:
st.error("Please provide API key")
return
connection = st.session_state.get('db_connection')
if not connection:
st.error("Database not connected")
return
with st.spinner("Running ETL pipeline..."):
try:
# Create tables
create_tables(connection)
# Run pipeline
total_artifacts = run_etl_pipeline(api_key, connection, max_pages)
st.success(f"✅ Successfully loaded {total_artifacts} artifacts!")
except Exception as e:
st.error(f"ETL Error: {e}")
def render_analytics_tab():
"""SQL Analytics interface"""
st.header("SQL Analytics Dashboard")
connection = st.session_state.get('db_connection')
if not connection:
st.warning("Connect to database first")
return
# Query selector
selected_query = st.selectbox(
"Select Analysis",
list(ANALYTICAL_QUERIES.keys())
)
if st.button("Run Query"):
with st.spinner("Executing query..."):
try:
df_results = execute_query(connection, selected_query)
st.subheader("Query Results")
st.dataframe(df_results, use_container_width=True)
# Auto-generate visualization
if len(df_results) > 0:
st.session_state['query_results'] = df_results
st.session_state['query_name'] = selected_query
except Exception as e:
st.error(f"Query error: {e}")
def render_visualization_tab():
"""Visualization interface"""
st.header("Data Visualizations")
if 'query_results' not in st.session_state:
st.info("Run a query in the Analytics tab first")
return
df = st.session_state['query_results']
query_name = st.session_state['query_name']
# Auto-detect chart type based on columns
if len(df.columns) >= 2:
x_col = df.columns[0]
y_col = df.columns[1]
fig = px.bar(
df,
x=x_col,
y=y_col,
title=query_name,
template="plotly_white"
)
st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Running the Dashboard
# Start Streamlit application
streamlit run app.py
# Access at http://localhost:8501
Common Patterns
Incremental Data Loading
def get_max_artifact_id(connection):
"""Get highest artifact ID in database"""
cursor = connection.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT MAX(artifact_id) FROM artifactmetadata")
result = cursor.fetchone()
cursor.close()
return result[0] or 0
def incremental_etl(api_key, connection):
"""Load only new artifacts"""
max_id = get_max_artifact_id(connection)
# Fetch artifacts with ID > max_id
params = {'apikey': api_key, 'q': f'id:>{max_id}'}
# ... continue with ETL
Error Handling and Logging
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def safe_etl_execution(api_key, connection, max_pages):
"""ETL with comprehensive error handling"""
try:
artifacts = paginate_api_collection(api_key, max_pages)
logger.info(f"Extracted {len(artifacts)} artifacts")
metadata_df = transform_artifact_metadata(artifacts)
logger.info(f"Transformed {len(metadata_df)} metadata records")
load_dataframe_to_sql(metadata_df, 'artifactmetadata', connection)
logger.info("Successfully loaded to database")
return True
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"ETL pipeline failed: {e}")
return False
Troubleshooting
API Rate Limiting
# Add exponential backoff
import time
from functools import wraps
def retry_with_backoff(retries=3, backoff_in_seconds=1):
def decorator(func):
@wraps(func)
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
x = 0
while x < retries:
try:
return func(*args, **kwargs)
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
if e.response.status_code == 429: # Rate limit
sleep_time = backoff_in_seconds * (2 ** x)
time.sleep(sleep_time)
x += 1
else:
raise
return func(*args, **kwargs)
return wrapper
return decorator
@retry_with_backoff(retries=5)
def fetch_with_retry(url, params):
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.json()
Database Connection Issues
# Connection pooling for reliability
from mysql.connector import pooling
def create_connection_pool():
"""Create reusable connection pool"""
return pooling.MySQLConnectionPool(
pool_name="harvard_pool",
pool_size=5,
host=os.getenv('DB_HOST'),
port=os.getenv('DB_PORT'),
user=os.getenv('DB_USER'),
password=os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
database=os.getenv('DB_NAME')
)
# Use in application
pool = create_connection_pool()
connection = pool.get_connection()
Memory Management for Large Datasets
def chunked_data_load(artifacts, chunk_size=100):
"""Process large datasets in chunks"""
for i in range(0, len(artifacts), chunk_size):
chunk = artifacts[i:i + chunk_size]
metadata_df = transform_artifact_metadata(chunk)
load_dataframe_to_sql(metadata_df, 'artifactmetadata', connection)
# Clear memory
del metadata_df
Key Features Summary
- ETL Pipeline: Automated data collection with pagination and rate limiting
- SQL Storage: Normalized schema with foreign key relationships
- Analytics: 20+ pre-built queries for artifact insights
- Visualization: Interactive Plotly charts in Streamlit
- Scalability: Handles batch processing and incremental loads
FAQ
What does the harvard-artifacts-collection-analytics-pipeline skill do?
End-to-end data engineering pipeline for Harvard Art Museums API with ETL, SQL analytics, and Streamlit visualization
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