

Master access control with real time scan statistics
On event day, nothing matters more than getting attendees through the doors quickly, knowing exactly who’s inside, how many people arrived with little real-time visibility. Without live control over access, you're left guessing: Is the line moving? How many people haven't shown up? Which entrance is overwhelmed? By the time you have answers, the rush is already over and you can not adapt your workforce.
That's why we're launching advanced Live scan & access control statistics . You can now run entry management end-to-end from Billy. Scanners operate in dedicated scan-in and scan-out modes, re-entry rules are enforced automatically, every scan is recorded with full context, and a new suite of live dashboards gives you real-time visibility from the first attendee to the last.
What's available
- 🔄 Scan-in / scan-out modes: the scan direction is driven by the scanner's mode, so entries and exits are tracked accurately without any manual toggling
- ♻️ Re-entry control: a per-session limit caps how many times a ticket can cycle in and out, enforcing your re-entry policy at the door
- 🧾 Rich scan events: every scan is recorded with the device and operator behind it, giving you a full audit trail of what happened at each gate
- 🔌 CodeReadr integration: tickets are exported to your access-control provider both on a schedule and on demand, so your scanners always have up-to-date data
- 📊 Live dashboards: follow the event as it unfolds with an overall attendance overview, no-shows broken down by category, entry volume in 10-minute intervals, and a breakdown of scans by entrance
Why it matters
- ⚡ Keep the line moving: dedicated scan modes and reliable ticket sync mean faster, smoother entry with fewer hold-ups at the gate
- 👀 Know who's in, live: real-time attendance and no-show data let you make staffing and capacity decisions during the event, not after it
- 🔁 Enforce your rules automatically: per-session scan limits handle re-entry policy for you, so staff don't have to police it manually
- 🧭 Spot pressure before it builds: entrance-level and 10-minute volume breakdowns show you exactly where and when the crowd is building, so you can redeploy staff in time
🎉 The result: Access control is now a live, fully instrumented part of Billy. You run entry with confidence, enforce your rules automatically, and always know who's in, who's missing, and where the pressure is at the doors.
Improvements
Ticket Protection
- Attendees can now protect their order with insurance at checkout, with a dedicated card showing the calculated premium in real time and clear reassurance messaging on the widget
- The premium is reflected across order summaries, confirmation emails, and payment statuses, and can be refunded from Studio when an order is cancelled, kept in sync with the provider
Donations
- Events can now collect donations to a charity as part of the basket, with the charity name shown throughout the widget, basket, and confirmation emails
- A dedicated donations dashboard plus export tools (including tax-receipt handling) make reconciliation and reporting straightforward
Sales Channels
- Add-ons can now be configured per sales channel with flexible pricing methods, giving you fine-grained control over the upsells and extras shown during checkout, with amounts correctly included in service-fee calculations
Orders
- Order details now surface add-ons, insurance, and donations clearly, and the refund panel groups add-on refunds into a single summary with better readability of past actions
Studio
- Analytics dashboards were refactored with a new global heatmap, cumulative sales volumes, and a default 30-day time range for a clearer view of how your events are performing
- Venue addresses are now entered through structured Mapbox autocomplete with a country selector, ensuring consistent, accurate location data
- Stripe onboarding now includes a country selector and a verifying step that keeps you informed about the state of your account setup
Public API
- The public API now exposes orders, single events, order add-ons, and structured venue addresses, and you can create your own API keys self-serve from Studio
Event store
- General-admission and seated tickets now mix correctly within a single order, and upsell dialogs display more cleanly
Fixes
Tickets
- Fixed general-admission seat booking so it automatically retries without an expired hold token instead of failing
Shop/Products
- Products without variants are no longer incorrectly shown as sold out, and duplicate Shopify refunds originating from a shop are now prevented
Event store
- Fixed a grid layout issue in the upsell dialog on Safari 17 and older, and corrected sold-out states so unavailable bundles and products can no longer be added to the basket
Orders
- Fixed a rounding error when refunding service fees, and corrected refund handling so donations and technical refunds involving add-ons process correctly













































