Extension Open Government Harvester


Extension Basics

Title
Open Government Harvester
Name
ckanext-opengovharvester
Type
Public extension
Description
CKAN harvester extension for harvesting datasets from open government data portals, requiring user API key configuration for destination CKAN uploads.
CKAN versions
Download-Url (zip)
Last commit
8 years ago (2017-12-05 00:00:00)
Url to repo
Category
Standards Compliance


Background Infos

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This extension provides a CKAN harvester for harvesting datasets from open government data portals. It was developed by Code for Africa (originally codefortanzania) as part of their open data initiatives.

The harvester extends the standard CKANHarvester with additional functionality for uploading to destination CKAN instances using API key authentication.

Configuration: - Configure user API key in the CKANHarvester Configuration JSON for uploading to destination CKAN instance - JSON configuration: {“ckan_api_key”: “”}

Requirements: - CKAN installation - ckanext-harvest

Includes Travis CI configuration for automated testing.

Version
Version release date
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Contact name
Code for Africa
Contakt email
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Contact Url


Installation Guide

Configuration hints

Configure user API key in CKANHarvester Configuration JSON: {“ckan_api_key”: “your-api-key”}. Requires ckanext-harvest to be installed and configured.

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
opengovharvester
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
DB migration to be executed
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