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This document outlines the architecture for an API module designed to track and analyze artist growth on social media platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. It details ten modules including data collection, storage, processing, API development, performance optimization, security, monitoring, deployment, testing, and documentation. The guide emphasizes best practices for building a robust, scalable, and secure system for artist growth analytics.

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This document outlines the architecture for an API module designed to track and analyze artist growth on social media platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. It details ten modules including data collection, storage, processing, API development, performance optimization, security, monitoring, deployment, testing, and documentation. The guide emphasizes best practices for building a robust, scalable, and secure system for artist growth analytics.

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API Architecture Outline for Artist Growth Analytics


This document is your guide to building an API module that tracks and analyzes the social
media growth of artists across platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. I’ll walk you
through the entire architecture in a linear flow, detailing each module's name, objective, and
additional considerations. Let’s dive in.

1. Data Collection Module


Your first task is to gather metrics like YouTube subscribers, Spotify monthly listeners, and
Instagram followers for artists. Here’s how you can do it:

Use official APIs from platforms like YouTube ( google-api-python-client ), Spotify


( spotipy ), and Instagram (Graph API).
For platforms with limited API access, implement web scraping using tools like
BeautifulSoup or Scrapy . Make sure you comply with the platform’s terms of service.
Schedule data collection tasks using task queues like Celery or Cron to run at regular
intervals (e.g., hourly or daily).

Keep in mind:

Handle API rate limits and retries gracefully.


Log errors and monitor data collection for failures.
Store raw data temporarily before processing to ensure data integrity.

2. Data Storage Module


Next, you’ll need to store the collected metrics for historical analysis and quick retrieval. Here’s
how:

Use a relational database like PostgreSQL for structured data or a time-series database
like InfluxDB for time-based metrics.
Design the schema to include:
artists : Store artist metadata (e.g., artist_id , name , platform-specific IDs).
metrics : Store time-series data (e.g., artist_id , metric_type , value ,
timestamp ).
growth : Store precomputed growth percentages (e.g., artist_id ,
growth_percentage , period ) for faster querying.

Things to consider:

Index frequently queried fields like artist_id and timestamp for performance.
Implement database backups and disaster recovery plans.
Use connection pooling to handle high database traffic efficiently.

3. Data Processing Module


Now, let’s analyze the collected data to calculate growth percentages and detect anomalies.
Here’s how you can approach it:

Growth Calculation: Compute growth percentages for metrics over specified time periods
(e.g., 24 hours, 7 days) using SQL queries or Python scripts.
Anomaly Detection: Flag suspicious growth patterns (e.g., sudden spikes in followers)
using statistical methods or machine learning models like isolation forests.
Aggregation: Precompute aggregated data (e.g., top-growing artists) to optimize API
performance. Use batch processing or streaming frameworks like Apache Kafka for real-
time aggregation.

Additional tips:

Log processing errors and monitor job completion.


Use distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark for large-scale data processing.
Regularly update anomaly detection models to adapt to new patterns.

4. API Module
Your API will expose endpoints to query and retrieve artist metrics, growth trends, and filtered
lists. Here’s how to build it:

Use frameworks like Flask or FastAPI to create a RESTful API.


Key endpoints to include:
GET /artists/{artist_id}/metrics : Fetch the latest metrics for a specific artist.
GET /artists/growth : Calculate growth percentages over a specified period.
GET /artists/top : Fetch the top-growing artists based on a specific metric.
GET /artists/filter : Filter artists based on a metric threshold (e.g., fewer than
50,000 followers).
Use JSON for responses and ensure consistent formatting with serialization libraries like
marshmallow .

Don’t forget:

Implement authentication using API keys or OAuth (e.g., JWT ).


Add rate limiting to prevent abuse (e.g., Flask-Limiter ).
Validate all inputs to prevent injection attacks (e.g., pydantic ).
Use Swagger or OpenAPI for API documentation.

5. Caching and Performance Optimization


To improve API response times and reduce database load, you’ll need to optimize performance.
Here’s how:

Use caching systems like Redis to store frequently accessed data (e.g., top-growing
artists).
Implement cache invalidation strategies to ensure data freshness.
Optimize database queries with indexing and query optimization techniques.
Use load balancers (e.g., NGINX) to distribute API traffic across multiple servers.

Pro tips:

Monitor cache hit rates and adjust cache expiration policies.


Use profiling tools like py-spy to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

6. Security Module
Protecting your API and data is crucial. Here’s how to secure your system:

Require API keys or OAuth tokens for authentication. Use libraries like Authlib for OAuth
implementation.
Implement rate limiting to restrict the number of requests per client.
Validate all inputs to prevent SQL injection and other attacks.
Encrypt sensitive data in transit (e.g., HTTPS) and at rest (e.g., database encryption).

Additional steps:

Regularly audit security practices and update dependencies to patch vulnerabilities.


Use logging and monitoring tools to detect and respond to security incidents.

7. Monitoring and Logging


To ensure system reliability and troubleshoot issues effectively, set up monitoring and logging:

Use logging libraries like loguru or structlog to track system activity.


Monitor API performance, database health, and data collection tasks using tools like
Prometheus and Grafana.
Set up alerts for critical failures (e.g., data collection downtime, API errors).

Considerations:

Centralize logs using tools like ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for easier
analysis.
Regularly review logs to identify patterns and improve system stability.

8. Deployment and Scalability


Your system needs to handle increasing loads and be easy to deploy. Here’s how to achieve
that:

Use containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) for scalable
deployments.
Deploy the API on cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure for scalability and reliability.
Use infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform) to automate deployment processes.

Pro tips:

Implement auto-scaling to handle traffic spikes.


Regularly test the system under load to identify scalability limits.
9. Testing and Validation
To ensure the system works as expected and is free of bugs, you’ll need to test thoroughly:

Write unit tests for data collection, processing, and API endpoints using frameworks like
pytest .
Perform integration testing to ensure all modules work together seamlessly.
Conduct load testing to evaluate system performance under high traffic.

Additional steps:

Use continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate testing


and deployment.
Regularly update tests to cover new features and edge cases.

10. Documentation
Finally, provide clear and comprehensive documentation for developers and users. Here’s how:

Document API endpoints, request/response formats, and authentication methods using


Swagger or OpenAPI.
Write a user guide explaining how to use the API and interpret results.
Maintain internal documentation for system architecture, database schemas, and
deployment processes.

Keep in mind:

Keep documentation up-to-date with system changes.


Use tools like MkDocs or Sphinx for easy documentation generation.

This linear outline provides a complete roadmap for building the API module. By following this
structure, you can create a robust, scalable, and secure system for tracking and analyzing artist
growth across social media platforms. Let’s get started!

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