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Patron information

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Let patrons carry their library card on their phone and identify themselves at the library with it.

1 of 1 supported 16 October 2026

2.3.1 Digital library card

Supported

Show the patron's library card on screen, so it can be scanned at self-service machines and access panels.

What you can build

A library card on the phone: the client shows the patron's identifier as a barcode, so the patron does not need to carry the physical card.

Typical flow

  1. The client fetches the patron with GetPatronInformation.
  2. The client picks the identifier to show from identifiers.
  3. The card shows the identifier as a barcode, together with the patron's name.

What the API provides

  • Each identifier has a value and a type, for example local or norway_national_library_card. The field is optional.
  • fullName is always provided. givenName and surname are only provided when the library system stores the name in that detail.
  • permissions tells what the patron is allowed or blocked from, for example self_service.

Calls in the API

Requires
2.2.1 Log in
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Areas
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The patron
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