React Seating Chart Component for Reserved Seating

Install @seatlayer/react, render an interactive React seating chart with live availability and seat selection, create holds, and book on your server.

The official SeatLayer React seat map component adds an interactive seating chart and seat picker to reserved-seating apps on the web. The @seatlayer/react package renders a real DOM component — not an iframe — with typed props, callbacks, and an imperative handle for live availability, seat selection, temporary holds, and best-available seating. TypeScript definitions ship in the package.

Inspect the React source, learn about the SeatLayer reserved-seating platform, or try the browser seat-map demo.

Install the package

npm install @seatlayer/react

React 17 or later is supported, with ESM and CommonJS builds and bundled TypeScript types.

Render a seating chart

import { SeatingChart } from '@seatlayer/react';

function EventSeatMap() {
  return (
    <SeatingChart
      event="ev_your_event_key"
      currency="USD"
      onReady={(info) => console.log('mode', info.mode)}
      onSelectionChanged={(seats) => updateBasket(seats)}
      onHoldExpired={() => returnBuyerToMap()}
    />
  );
}

The component owns its container and live updates; identity props such as the event key rebuild the chart cleanly. Calling a handle method before the chart exists returns an empty answer rather than throwing, so effects and early renders stay safe.

Select, hold, and hand off checkout

Keep the security boundary explicit:

The browser selects seats and creates a temporary hold.
Your backend inspects the hold and derives the amount to charge.
Your payment and order workflow stays on your server.
Your backend books with a stable bookingRef so retries are safe.
Expiry and inventory conflicts return buyers to a recoverable selection state.

Continue with holds and checkout before connecting a production order flow.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a real React component or an iframe?

SeatingChart renders a plain div in your DOM and drives the buyer renderer directly — no iframe. Props, callbacks, and the imperative handle are all typed.

Does it work with Next.js?

Yes. The seat map is a browser component, so render it from a component you mark with "use client" and it works in the App Router and Pages Router alike.

How do temporary seat holds work?

Selecting seats creates a temporary hold that reserves inventory against concurrent buyers for a limited window. The hold expires automatically if checkout does not complete — onHoldExpired tells the app to return the buyer to the map — and holds can be extended or resumed for longer checkouts.

Can I use my own payment provider?

Yes. SeatLayer never processes payment inside the seat map. The browser hands the hold id to your backend, and your backend charges through any payment provider you already use before booking the hold.

Is there a plain JavaScript version, or Vue and Angular?

Yes — @seatlayer/js for any framework or none, plus @seatlayer/vue and @seatlayer/angular with the same typed contract.