
harvard-artifacts-etl-streamlit-analytics
Build ETL pipelines and analytics dashboards using Harvard Art Museums API data with Python, SQL, and Streamlit
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Harvard Artifacts ETL & Analytics Skill
Skill by ara.so — Data Skills collection.
This skill enables AI coding agents to help developers build end-to-end data engineering and analytics applications using the Harvard Art Museums API. The project demonstrates ETL pipelines, SQL database design, analytical queries, and interactive Streamlit visualizations for museum artifact data.
What This Project Does
The Harvard Artifacts Collection Data Engineering & Analytics App provides:
- API Integration: Fetch artifact data from Harvard Art Museums API with pagination and rate limiting
- ETL Pipeline: Extract, transform, and load artifact metadata, media, and color data into relational SQL tables
- SQL Analytics: Pre-built analytical queries for insights on culture, century, media availability, and color patterns
- Interactive Dashboard: Streamlit-based UI with Plotly visualizations for query results
Installation
Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+
- MySQL or TiDB Cloud database
- Harvard Art Museums API key (get from https://docs.harvardartmuseums.org/api-docs/)
Setup Steps
# 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
# Set up environment variables
export HARVARD_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
export DB_HOST="your_db_host"
export DB_USER="your_db_user"
export DB_PASSWORD="your_db_password"
export DB_NAME="harvard_artifacts"
# Run the Streamlit app
streamlit run app.py
Dependencies (requirements.txt)
streamlit
pandas
requests
mysql-connector-python
plotly
python-dotenv
Configuration
Database Connection
import mysql.connector
import os
def get_db_connection():
"""Create database connection using environment variables"""
return mysql.connector.connect(
host=os.getenv('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
user=os.getenv('DB_USER', 'root'),
password=os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
database=os.getenv('DB_NAME', 'harvard_artifacts'),
port=int(os.getenv('DB_PORT', 3306))
)
API Configuration
import os
API_KEY = os.getenv('HARVARD_API_KEY')
BASE_URL = "https://api.harvardartmuseums.org/object"
Database Schema
Create Tables
-- Artifact Metadata Table
CREATE TABLE artifactmetadata (
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
title VARCHAR(500),
culture VARCHAR(255),
century VARCHAR(100),
classification VARCHAR(255),
division VARCHAR(255),
department VARCHAR(255),
dated VARCHAR(255),
accessionyear INT,
url VARCHAR(500)
);
-- Artifact Media Table
CREATE TABLE artifactmedia (
media_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
artifact_id INT,
baseimageurl VARCHAR(500),
iiifbaseuri VARCHAR(500),
primaryimageurl VARCHAR(500),
FOREIGN KEY (artifact_id) REFERENCES artifactmetadata(id)
);
-- Artifact Colors Table
CREATE TABLE artifactcolors (
color_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
artifact_id INT,
color VARCHAR(50),
spectrum VARCHAR(50),
hue VARCHAR(50),
percent FLOAT,
FOREIGN KEY (artifact_id) REFERENCES artifactmetadata(id)
);
ETL Pipeline Implementation
Extract: Fetch Data from API
import requests
import time
def fetch_artifacts(api_key, num_pages=5, page_size=100):
"""
Fetch artifact data from Harvard Art Museums API with pagination
Args:
api_key: Harvard API key
num_pages: Number of pages to fetch
page_size: Records per page (max 100)
Returns:
List of artifact records
"""
artifacts = []
for page in range(1, num_pages + 1):
params = {
'apikey': api_key,
'size': page_size,
'page': page
}
response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)
if response.status_code == 200:
data = response.json()
artifacts.extend(data.get('records', []))
print(f"Fetched page {page}/{num_pages}")
# Rate limiting: API allows 2500 requests/day
time.sleep(0.5)
else:
print(f"Error fetching page {page}: {response.status_code}")
break
return artifacts
Transform: Clean and Structure Data
import pandas as pd
def transform_artifacts(raw_data):
"""
Transform raw API data into structured dataframes
Returns:
Tuple of (metadata_df, media_df, colors_df)
"""
metadata_list = []
media_list = []
colors_list = []
for artifact in raw_data:
# Extract metadata
metadata = {
'id': artifact.get('id'),
'title': artifact.get('title', '')[:500],
'culture': artifact.get('culture', '')[:255],
'century': artifact.get('century', '')[:100],
'classification': artifact.get('classification', '')[:255],
'division': artifact.get('division', '')[:255],
'department': artifact.get('department', '')[:255],
'dated': artifact.get('dated', '')[:255],
'accessionyear': artifact.get('accessionyear'),
'url': artifact.get('url', '')[:500]
}
metadata_list.append(metadata)
# Extract media information
if artifact.get('primaryimageurl') or artifact.get('baseimageurl'):
media = {
'artifact_id': artifact.get('id'),
'baseimageurl': artifact.get('baseimageurl', '')[:500],
'iiifbaseuri': artifact.get('iiifbaseuri', '')[:500],
'primaryimageurl': artifact.get('primaryimageurl', '')[:500]
}
media_list.append(media)
# Extract color data
for color_obj in artifact.get('colors', []):
color = {
'artifact_id': artifact.get('id'),
'color': color_obj.get('color', '')[:50],
'spectrum': color_obj.get('spectrum', '')[:50],
'hue': color_obj.get('hue', '')[:50],
'percent': color_obj.get('percent')
}
colors_list.append(color)
return (
pd.DataFrame(metadata_list),
pd.DataFrame(media_list),
pd.DataFrame(colors_list)
)
Load: Insert into SQL Database
def load_to_database(metadata_df, media_df, colors_df, connection):
"""
Load transformed data into SQL database using batch inserts
"""
cursor = connection.cursor()
# Insert metadata
metadata_query = """
INSERT INTO artifactmetadata
(id, title, culture, century, classification, division, department, dated, accessionyear, url)
VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE title=VALUES(title)
"""
cursor.executemany(metadata_query, metadata_df.values.tolist())
# Insert media
media_query = """
INSERT INTO artifactmedia (artifact_id, baseimageurl, iiifbaseuri, primaryimageurl)
VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)
"""
cursor.executemany(media_query, media_df.values.tolist())
# Insert colors
colors_query = """
INSERT INTO artifactcolors (artifact_id, color, spectrum, hue, percent)
VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
"""
cursor.executemany(colors_query, colors_df.values.tolist())
connection.commit()
cursor.close()
print(f"Loaded {len(metadata_df)} artifacts, {len(media_df)} media records, {len(colors_df)} color records")
Analytics Queries
Sample Analytical Queries
ANALYTICS_QUERIES = {
"Artifacts by Culture": """
SELECT culture, COUNT(*) as count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE culture IS NOT NULL AND culture != ''
GROUP BY culture
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 20
""",
"Artifacts by Century": """
SELECT century, COUNT(*) as count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE century IS NOT NULL AND century != ''
GROUP BY century
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 15
""",
"Media Availability": """
SELECT
COUNT(DISTINCT m.artifact_id) as with_media,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM artifactmetadata) as total_artifacts,
ROUND(COUNT(DISTINCT m.artifact_id) * 100.0 /
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM artifactmetadata), 2) as percentage
FROM artifactmedia m
""",
"Top Colors Used": """
SELECT color, COUNT(*) as count, AVG(percent) as avg_percent
FROM artifactcolors
WHERE color IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY color
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 20
""",
"Department Distribution": """
SELECT department, COUNT(*) as count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE department IS NOT NULL AND department != ''
GROUP BY department
ORDER BY count DESC
""",
"Artifacts with Images by Century": """
SELECT am.century, COUNT(DISTINCT am.id) as artifact_count
FROM artifactmetadata am
JOIN artifactmedia media ON am.id = media.artifact_id
WHERE am.century IS NOT NULL AND media.primaryimageurl IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY am.century
ORDER BY artifact_count DESC
LIMIT 15
"""
}
def execute_query(query, connection):
"""Execute SQL query and return DataFrame"""
return pd.read_sql(query, connection)
Streamlit Dashboard Implementation
Basic App Structure
import streamlit as st
import plotly.express as px
def main():
st.title("🏛️ Harvard Art Museums Analytics Dashboard")
# Sidebar for navigation
page = st.sidebar.selectbox(
"Select Page",
["Data Collection", "Analytics", "Visualizations"]
)
if page == "Data Collection":
show_data_collection_page()
elif page == "Analytics":
show_analytics_page()
else:
show_visualizations_page()
def show_data_collection_page():
"""Page for ETL operations"""
st.header("Data Collection & ETL")
api_key = st.text_input("Harvard API Key", type="password",
value=os.getenv('HARVARD_API_KEY', ''))
num_pages = st.slider("Number of pages to fetch", 1, 10, 5)
if st.button("Run ETL Pipeline"):
with st.spinner("Fetching data from API..."):
raw_data = fetch_artifacts(api_key, num_pages)
st.success(f"Fetched {len(raw_data)} artifacts")
with st.spinner("Transforming data..."):
metadata_df, media_df, colors_df = transform_artifacts(raw_data)
st.success("Data transformed")
with st.spinner("Loading to database..."):
conn = get_db_connection()
load_to_database(metadata_df, media_df, colors_df, conn)
conn.close()
st.success("Data loaded to database")
def show_analytics_page():
"""Page for running SQL queries"""
st.header("SQL Analytics")
query_name = st.selectbox("Select Query", list(ANALYTICS_QUERIES.keys()))
if st.button("Run Query"):
conn = get_db_connection()
df = execute_query(ANALYTICS_QUERIES[query_name], conn)
conn.close()
st.dataframe(df)
# Auto-generate visualization
if len(df.columns) == 2 and 'count' in df.columns.str.lower():
fig = px.bar(df, x=df.columns[0], y='count',
title=query_name)
st.plotly_chart(fig)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Common Patterns
Pattern: Incremental Data Loading
def get_last_artifact_id(connection):
"""Get the highest artifact ID already in database"""
cursor = connection.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT MAX(id) FROM artifactmetadata")
result = cursor.fetchone()
cursor.close()
return result[0] if result[0] else 0
def fetch_new_artifacts_only(api_key, last_id):
"""Fetch only artifacts newer than last_id"""
params = {
'apikey': api_key,
'size': 100,
'sort': 'id',
'sortorder': 'asc',
'q': f'id:>{last_id}'
}
response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)
return response.json().get('records', [])
Pattern: Data Validation
def validate_artifact_data(df):
"""Validate artifact metadata before loading"""
required_cols = ['id', 'title']
# Check required columns exist
missing = [col for col in required_cols if col not in df.columns]
if missing:
raise ValueError(f"Missing required columns: {missing}")
# Check for null IDs
if df['id'].isnull().any():
raise ValueError("Found null artifact IDs")
# Check for duplicates
duplicates = df[df.duplicated(subset=['id'], keep=False)]
if not duplicates.empty:
st.warning(f"Found {len(duplicates)} duplicate artifact IDs")
return True
Troubleshooting
API Rate Limiting
# Problem: HTTP 429 errors from API
# Solution: Add exponential backoff
import time
from requests.exceptions import RequestException
def fetch_with_retry(url, params, max_retries=3):
"""Fetch with exponential backoff on rate limit"""
for attempt in range(max_retries):
try:
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
if response.status_code == 429:
wait_time = 2 ** attempt
print(f"Rate limited. Waiting {wait_time}s...")
time.sleep(wait_time)
continue
return response
except RequestException as e:
if attempt == max_retries - 1:
raise
time.sleep(2 ** attempt)
return None
Database Connection Issues
# Problem: Lost database connections
# Solution: Use connection pooling
from mysql.connector import pooling
db_pool = pooling.MySQLConnectionPool(
pool_name="harvard_pool",
pool_size=5,
host=os.getenv('DB_HOST'),
user=os.getenv('DB_USER'),
password=os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
database=os.getenv('DB_NAME')
)
def get_pooled_connection():
"""Get connection from pool"""
return db_pool.get_connection()
Memory Issues with Large Datasets
# Problem: Out of memory with large API responses
# Solution: Process in chunks
def load_artifacts_in_chunks(metadata_df, chunk_size=1000):
"""Load data in chunks to avoid memory issues"""
conn = get_db_connection()
for start_idx in range(0, len(metadata_df), chunk_size):
end_idx = min(start_idx + chunk_size, len(metadata_df))
chunk = metadata_df.iloc[start_idx:end_idx]
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.executemany(metadata_query, chunk.values.tolist())
conn.commit()
cursor.close()
print(f"Loaded chunk {start_idx}-{end_idx}")
conn.close()
Handling Missing Data
# Problem: NULL values breaking queries
# Solution: Use COALESCE and proper NULL handling
def clean_dataframe(df):
"""Clean dataframe before loading"""
# Replace empty strings with None for SQL NULL
df = df.replace('', None)
# Fill NaN values appropriately
if 'accessionyear' in df.columns:
df['accessionyear'] = df['accessionyear'].fillna(0).astype(int)
# Truncate long strings
for col in df.select_dtypes(include=['object']).columns:
df[col] = df[col].astype(str).str[:500]
return df
This skill provides comprehensive guidance for building ETL pipelines and analytics dashboards with the Harvard Art Museums API, enabling AI agents to assist developers in data engineering projects.
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Build ETL pipelines and analytics dashboards using Harvard Art Museums API data with Python, SQL, and Streamlit
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