TatSeek Browser API — Smart search

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/search?city=chicago&style=blackwork&subject=leaf.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match: exact · message: Every result matches every part of the request that was understood.

Understood

query
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facets
  1. axis: style · value: blackwork · label: Blackwork
  2. axis: subject · value: leaf · label: Leaves & Branches
  3. axis: city · value: Chicago · label: Chicago
free words
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corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
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Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Blackwork
Without Leaves & Branches
Without Chicago
Add a placement
  1. Thigh — tattoos: 1
  2. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Blackwork is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Leaves & Branches is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Best destination

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=blackwork&tattoo_subject=leaf&tsk_city=chicago

Counts

tattoos: 2 · artists with matching work: 2 · studios: 1 · guides: 0

Tattoos

  1. Black Flowers Traditional Thigh — Blackwork · Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Leaves & Branches · Thigh · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) flowers tattoo on the thigh by Molly Kelso at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$1,150–$1,650; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flowers 60% · Solid black leaves 40%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Molly Kelso at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  2. Fig Branch Fine Line Calf — Blackwork · Fine Line · Fruit & Berries · Leaves & Branches · Calf · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Fine Line figs tattoo on the calf by Crystal Thorns at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$1,400–$1,900; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Figs 70% · Leaves 30%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Crystal Thorns at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image

Artists

  1. Molly Kelso
    id
    2786
    name
    Molly Kelso
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/molly-kelso/
    studio
    id: 47 · name: Black Atlas · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/blackatlas/ · city: Chicago
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    9
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Blackwork · tattoos: 2, label: Leaves & Branches · tattoos: 2
    main element in matches
    1. label: Blackwork · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 40
    2. label: Leaves & Branches · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 40
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $400–700
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-10-02
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://www.blackatlasstudios.com/contact-us · channel: booking · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/black-flowers-traditional-thigh/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/black-flowers-traditional-thigh-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=240%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. Crystal Thorns
    id
    2785
    name
    Crystal Thorns
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/crystal-thorns/
    studio
    id: 47 · name: Black Atlas · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/blackatlas/ · city: Chicago
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    7
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Blackwork · tattoos: 1, label: Leaves & Branches · tattoos: 2
    main element in matches
    1. label: Blackwork · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 30
    2. label: Leaves & Branches · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 30
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $400–700
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-10-02
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://www.blackatlasstudios.com/contact-us · channel: booking · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/fig-branch-fine-line-calf/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fig-branch-fine-line-calf-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=240%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

  1. Black Atlas
    summary
    Black Atlas is a tattoo studio in Chicago with 6 artists on TatSeek. Realism in 69% of tattoos and anime / manga in 10%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and calf; 71% black and grey; mostly large pieces. 7 min walk from Halsted Street.
    id
    47
    name
    Black Atlas
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/blackatlas/
    city
    Chicago
    country
    United States
    locality
    —
    address
    953 W 18th Street
    google rating
    rating: 4.8 · reviews: 153 · recorded: 2026-10-02 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    LGBTQ+ friendly, Wheelchair accessible
    price
    medium piece
    $400–700
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-10-02
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://www.blackatlasstudios.com/contact-us · channel: booking · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    phone
    +1 847-269-1288
    email
    contact@blackatlasstudios.com
    website
    https://www.blackatlasstudios.com
    geo
    lat: 41.857838 · lng: -87.650754
    opening hours
    mon
    12:00–19:00
    tue
    12:00–19:00
    wed
    12:00–19:00
    thu
    12:00–19:00
    fri
    12:00–19:00
    sat
    12:00–19:00
    sun
    12:00–18:00
    strengths
    photos
    51
    styles
    1. Realismslug: realism · name: Realism · share: 69
    2. Anime / Mangaslug: anime · name: Anime / Manga · share: 10
    placements
    1. Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 33
    2. Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 20
    3. Calfslug: calf · name: Calf · share: 16
    colour share
    29
    size mix
    small: 2 · large or bigger: 78
    detail median
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    detail level
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    detail based on
    0
    healed share
    0
    text
    Realism in 69% of tattoos and anime / manga in 10%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and calf; 71% black and grey; mostly large pieces.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
    station
    name: Halsted Street · kind: rail · lines: — · distance m: 400 · walk min: 7
    source
    OpenStreetMap
    as of
    2026-10-09
    text
    7 min walk from Halsted Street
    amenities
    —
    why
    2 matching tattoos · 3 Blackwork · 5 Leaves & Branches

Guides

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Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T10:14:16+00:00 · how search works: https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search · docs: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api · citation: Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from.

Example requests

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.