Release 1.71.1
Release Notes - Seatmap Platform
Version 1.71.1 - 2026-08-15
Release Focus: Faster first render for embedded seatmaps. The booking and admin renderers now open their connection to the Seatmap API as soon as they are created, so the first request is not delayed by connection setup. Delivered as a patch on top of the 1.71 line.
MetaTitle: Release 1.71.1: Faster Renderer Start - Seatmap.pro
MetaDescription: Seatmap 1.71.1 speeds up the booking and admin renderers. Seatmaps embedded on a different domain than the API now reach first paint noticeably sooner.
What’s Improved
Embedded seatmaps reach first paint sooner
The renderers previously waited until loadEvent() was called before contacting the API, so the very first request had to establish the connection before any data could move. On a typical intercontinental connection that setup cost roughly three network round trips.
The renderers now begin opening the connection as soon as they are constructed, which is usually well before loadEvent() runs. The handshake overlaps whatever page setup happens in between, and the first request finds the connection ready.
The gain applies to seatmaps embedded on a domain other than the API’s — that is, every integration that loads the renderer from its own site. Measured against production, the first API request drops from about 288ms to about 83ms, roughly 200ms off the time to first paint. Seatmaps served from the same domain as the API are unaffected, since that connection is already open from loading the page.
No integration changes are required. The improvement is automatic once the updated renderer is in place.
Issue: SEAT-1165.
Affected products
booking-client— booking and admin renderers open the API connection at construction time.
Upgrade
No API, configuration or database changes. Integrations that install the renderer from npm should update to the 1.71.1 package to pick up the improvement; integrations that load the hosted bundle get it automatically.