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?detail=simple&placement=upper-arm&style=traditional.
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: traditional · label: Traditional (Old School)
  2. axis: placement · value: upper-arm · label: Upper Arm
  3. axis: detail · value: simple · label: Simple
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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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 Traditional (Old School)
Without Upper Arm
Without Simple
Add a subject
  1. Fruit & Berries — tattoos: 1
  2. Bird — tattoos: 1
  3. Butterfly — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 3
Add a city
  1. New York — tattoos: 1
  2. Cape Town — tattoos: 1
  3. Seattle — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 3
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
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Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Best destination

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=traditional&tattoo_placement=upper-arm&tsk_cx=simple

Counts

tattoos: 3 · artists with matching work: 3 · studios: 3 · guides: 0

Tattoos

  1. Pineapple Traditional Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Fruit & Berries · Upper Arm · Color · Small (up to 10cm) · fresh
    Small color Traditional (Old School) pineapple tattoo on the upper arm by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town; ≈R850–R1,250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pineapple 100%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-29 · image
  2. Bird on Branch Traditional Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Upper Arm · Color · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the upper arm by Julie Bolene at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$150–$250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Julie Bolene at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  3. Traditional Butterfly Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Butterfly · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Traditional (Old School) butterfly tattoo on the upper arm by Bee X Good at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$150–$250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Butterfly 100%
    by Bee X Good at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Artists

  1. Sean McLoughlin
    id
    2691
    name
    Sean McLoughlin
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/sean-mcloughlin/
    studio
    id: 35 · name: Black Crown Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/blackcrown/ · city: Cape Town
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    11
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Traditional · tattoos: 1, label: Upper Arm · tattoos: 2, label: Simple · tattoos: 3
    main element in matches
    1. label: Traditional · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    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
    R2,200–3,300
    currency
    ZAR
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-10-01
    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://instagram.com/horrific_creations · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/pineapple-traditional-upper-arm/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pineapple-traditional-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=240%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. Bee X Good
    id
    786
    name
    Bee X Good
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/bee-x-good/
    studio
    id: 16 · name: Allied Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/allied/ · city: New York
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    10
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Traditional · tattoos: 9, label: Upper Arm · tattoos: 3, label: Simple · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Traditional · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    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
    $400–600
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-10
    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://instagram.com/allied_tattoo · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/traditional-butterfly-bicep/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/traditional-butterfly-bicep.jpg?fit=300%2C289&quality=85&ssl=1
  3. Julie Bolene
    id
    2698
    name
    Julie Bolene
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/julie-bolene/
    studio
    id: 36 · name: Slave to the Needle Ballard · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/slavetotheneedle-ballard/ · city: Seattle
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    12
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Traditional · tattoos: 12, label: Upper Arm · tattoos: 3, label: Simple · tattoos: 2
    main element in matches
    1. label: Traditional · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    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
    $400–600
    currency
    USD
    source
    studio
    confirmed by studio
    yes
    as of
    2026-09-29
    basis
    —
    note
    Published or confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/slavetotheneedle · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/bird-on-branch-traditional-upper-arm/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/bird-on-branch-traditional-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=225%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

  1. Black Crown Tattoo
    summary
    Black Crown Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town with 1 artist on TatSeek. Fine line in 27% of tattoos, realism in 18% and new school in 18%; usually on the calf and upper arm; 73% black and grey.
    id
    35
    name
    Black Crown Tattoo
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/blackcrown/
    city
    Cape Town
    country
    South Africa
    locality
    Gordon's Bay
    address
    Old Cape Mall, 32B Miller Rd, Gordon's Bay Central, Cape Town, 7140
    google rating
    rating: 5 · reviews: 69 · recorded: 2026-10-01 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    —
    price
    medium piece
    R2,200–3,300
    currency
    ZAR
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-10-01
    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://instagram.com/horrific_creations · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    phone
    +27 63 793 0220
    email
    studioblackcrown@gmail.com
    website
    https://studioblackcrown.co.za
    geo
    lat: -34.1566299 · lng: 18.8688057
    opening hours
    mon
    closed
    tue
    10:00–17:00
    wed
    10:00–17:00
    thu
    10:00–17:00
    fri
    10:00–17:00
    sat
    10:00–17:00
    sun
    10:00–15:00
    strengths
    photos
    11
    styles
    1. Fine Lineslug: fine-line · name: Fine Line · share: 27
    2. Realismslug: realism · name: Realism · share: 18
    3. New Schoolslug: new-school · name: New School · share: 18
    placements
    1. Calfslug: calf · name: Calf · share: 27
    2. Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 18
    colour share
    27
    size mix
    small: 36 · large or bigger: 18
    detail median
    —
    detail level
    —
    detail based on
    0
    healed share
    0
    text
    Fine line in 27% of tattoos, realism in 18% and new school in 18%; usually on the calf and upper arm; 73% black and grey.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
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    amenities
    —
    why
    1 matching tattoo · Traditional as the main style in 1 · 2 Upper Arm · 3 Simple
  2. Allied Tattoo
    summary
    Allied Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Brooklyn, New York with 8 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 84% of tattoos and japanese (irezumi) in 13%; usually on the forearm, calf and upper arm; 64% in colour. 3 min walk from Morgan Avenue.
    id
    16
    name
    Allied Tattoo
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/allied/
    city
    New York
    country
    United States
    locality
    Brooklyn
    address
    48 1/2 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY 11237
    google rating
    rating: 4.7 · reviews: 97 · recorded: 2026-09-17 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    By appointment only, Accepts new clients
    price
    medium piece
    $400–600
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-10
    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://instagram.com/allied_tattoo · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    phone
    347-725-4861
    email
    alliedtattoo@gmail.com
    website
    https://www.alliedtattoo.com
    geo
    lat: 40.705617 · lng: -73.931283
    opening hours
    mon
    12:00–20:00
    tue
    12:00–20:00
    wed
    12:00–20:00
    thu
    12:00–20:00
    fri
    12:00–22:00
    sat
    12:00–22:00
    sun
    12:00–20:00
    strengths
    photos
    70
    styles
    1. Traditional (Old School)slug: traditional · name: Traditional (Old School) · share: 84
    2. Japanese (Irezumi)slug: japanese · name: Japanese (Irezumi) · share: 13
    placements
    1. Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 33
    2. Calfslug: calf · name: Calf · share: 17
    3. Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 16
    colour share
    64
    size mix
    small: 9 · large or bigger: 16
    detail median
    40
    detail level
    Moderate
    detail based on
    1
    healed share
    0
    text
    Traditional (old school) in 84% of tattoos and japanese (irezumi) in 13%; usually on the forearm, calf and upper arm; 64% in colour.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
    station
    name: Morgan Avenue · kind: subway · lines: — · distance m: 140 · walk min: 3
    source
    OpenStreetMap
    as of
    2026-10-09
    text
    3 min walk from Morgan Avenue
    amenities
    —
    why
    1 matching tattoo · Traditional as the main style in 1 · 59 Traditional · 11 Upper Arm · 6 Simple
  3. Slave to the Needle Ballard
    summary
    Slave to the Needle Ballard is a tattoo studio in Seattle with 9 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 39% of tattoos, japanese (irezumi) in 27% and neo-traditional in 16%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and thigh; 70% in colour. 4 min walk from 8th Avenue Northwest & Northwest 65th Street (28).
    id
    36
    name
    Slave to the Needle Ballard
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/slavetotheneedle-ballard/
    city
    Seattle
    country
    United States
    locality
    —
    address
    508 NW 65th Street
    google rating
    rating: 4.6 · reviews: 662 · recorded: 2026-09-29 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    Walk-ins welcome
    price
    medium piece
    $400–600
    currency
    USD
    source
    studio
    confirmed by studio
    yes
    as of
    2026-09-29
    basis
    —
    note
    Published or confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/slavetotheneedle · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    phone
    +1 206-789-2618
    email
    info@slavetotheneedle.com
    website
    https://slavetotheneedle.com/ballard-location/
    geo
    lat: 47.676083 · lng: -122.362881
    opening hours
    mon
    11:00–20:00
    tue
    11:00–20:00
    wed
    11:00–20:00
    thu
    11:00–20:00
    fri
    11:00–20:00
    sat
    11:00–20:00
    sun
    11:00–20:00
    strengths
    photos
    79
    styles
    1. Traditional (Old School)slug: traditional · name: Traditional (Old School) · share: 39
    2. Japanese (Irezumi)slug: japanese · name: Japanese (Irezumi) · share: 27
    3. Neo-Traditionalslug: neo-traditional · name: Neo-Traditional · share: 16
    placements
    1. Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 41
    2. Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 13
    3. Thighslug: thigh · name: Thigh · share: 13
    colour share
    70
    size mix
    small: 10 · large or bigger: 38
    detail median
    45
    detail level
    Moderate
    detail based on
    3
    healed share
    0
    text
    Traditional (old school) in 39% of tattoos, japanese (irezumi) in 27% and neo-traditional in 16%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and thigh; 70% in colour.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
    station
    name: 8th Avenue Northwest & Northwest 65th Street · kind: bus · lines: 28 · distance m: 230 · walk min: 4
    source
    OpenStreetMap
    as of
    2026-10-09
    text
    4 min walk from 8th Avenue Northwest & Northwest 65th Street (28)
    amenities
    —
    why
    1 matching tattoo · Traditional as the main style in 1 · 31 Traditional · 10 Upper Arm · 3 Simple

Guides

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Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-10T08:23:10+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

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