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?placement=thigh&subject=hands&technique=linework.
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: subject · value: hands · label: Hands
  2. axis: placement · value: thigh · label: Thigh
  3. axis: technique · value: linework · label: Linework
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 Hands
Without Thigh
Without Linework
Add a style
  1. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 3
  2. Fine Line — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 3
  2. Black & Grey — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  2. Upland — tattoos: 1
  3. New York — tattoos: 1
  4. Cape Town — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Hands 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_subject=hands&tattoo_placement=thigh&tattoo_technique=linework

Counts

tattoos: 4 · artists with matching work: 4 · studios: 1 · guides: 0

Tattoos

  1. Marionette Hand Thigh — Fine Line · Hands · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line hands tattoo on the thigh by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hands 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  2. Prisoner of Love Hand and Heart Thigh — Traditional (Old School) · Hands · Heart · Non-Latin Script · Thigh · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) heart tattoo on the thigh by Chris Kast at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Heart 45% · Hands 30% · Non-Latin Script 25%
    by Chris Kast at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Hand Skull and Barbed Wire Thigh Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Hands · Rose · Skull · Thigh · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the thigh by Jessica Noel at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 45% · Hands 30% · Rose 25%
    by Jessica Noel at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Hand with Rose and Dagger Thigh Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Hands · Rose · Thigh · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) rose tattoo on the thigh by Ryan Blanchard at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$600–$700; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 45% · Dagger & Knife 30% · Hands 25%
    by Ryan Blanchard at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Artists

  1. Gareth Doye
    id
    1335
    name
    Gareth Doye
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/gareth/
    studio
    id: 25 · name: Kak Lucky · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/kakluckytattoos/ · city: Cape Town
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    98
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Hands · tattoos: 4, label: Thigh · tattoos: 8, label: Linework · tattoos: 93
    main element in matches
    1. label: Hands · 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
    2026-09-16
    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/kakluckytattoos · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/marionette-hand-thigh/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/marionette-hand-thigh-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C238&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. Jessica Noel
    id
    381
    name
    Jessica Noel
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/jessica-noel/
    studio
    id: 8 · name: White Lotus Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/whitelotus/ · city: Seattle
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    11
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Hands · tattoos: 2, label: Thigh · tattoos: 3, label: Linework · tattoos: 11
    main element in matches
    1. label: Hands · 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
    —
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/whitelotustattooseattle · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hand-skull-and-barbed-wire-thigh-piece/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hand-skull-and-barbed-wire-thigh-piece.jpg?fit=239%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  3. Chris Kast
    id
    788
    name
    Chris Kast
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/chris-kast/
    studio
    id: 16 · name: Allied Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/allied/ · city: New York
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    8
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Hands · tattoos: 1, label: Thigh · tattoos: 1, label: Linework · tattoos: 8
    main element in matches
    1. label: Hands · 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
    $400–600
    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/prisoner-of-love-hand-and-heart-thigh/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/prisoner-of-love-hand-and-heart-thigh.jpg?fit=300%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  4. Ryan Blanchard
    id
    502
    name
    Ryan Blanchard
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/ryan-blanchard/
    studio
    id: 10 · name: Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/sixfeetunder/ · city: Upland
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    7
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Hands · tattoos: 1, label: Thigh · tattoos: 2, label: Linework · tattoos: 7
    main element in matches
    1. label: Hands · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 25
    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
    $450–700
    currency
    USD
    source
    studio
    confirmed by studio
    yes
    as of
    2026-09-10
    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/sixfeetundertattooparlor · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hand-with-rose-and-dagger-thigh-piece/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hand-with-rose-and-dagger-thigh-piece.jpg?fit=293%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

  1. Slave to the Needle Wallingford
    summary
    Slave to the Needle Wallingford is a tattoo studio in Seattle with 9 artists on TatSeek. Japanese (irezumi) in 54% of tattoos, realism in 18% and traditional (old school) in 15%; usually on the back, full sleeve and forearm; 79% in colour; mostly large pieces. 12 min walk from U District.
    id
    37
    name
    Slave to the Needle Wallingford
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/slavetotheneedle-wallingford/
    city
    Seattle
    country
    United States
    locality
    —
    address
    403 NE 45th Street
    google rating
    rating: 4.7 · reviews: 252 · recorded: 2026-09-29 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    —
    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
    +1 206-545-3685
    email
    info@slavetotheneedle.com
    website
    https://slavetotheneedle.com/wallingford-location/
    geo
    lat: 47.661183 · lng: -122.323789
    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
    68
    styles
    1. Japanese (Irezumi)slug: japanese · name: Japanese (Irezumi) · share: 54
    2. Realismslug: realism · name: Realism · share: 18
    3. Traditional (Old School)slug: traditional · name: Traditional (Old School) · share: 15
    placements
    1. Backslug: back · name: Back · share: 25
    2. Full Sleeveslug: full-sleeve · name: Full Sleeve · share: 19
    3. Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 18
    colour share
    79
    size mix
    small: 1 · large or bigger: 62
    detail median
    55
    detail level
    Detailed
    detail based on
    2
    healed share
    0
    text
    Japanese (irezumi) in 54% of tattoos, realism in 18% and traditional (old school) in 15%; usually on the back, full sleeve and forearm; 79% in colour; mostly large pieces.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
    station
    name: U District · kind: rail · lines: — · distance m: 730 · walk min: 12
    source
    OpenStreetMap
    as of
    2026-10-09
    text
    12 min walk from U District
    amenities
    —
    why
    1 matching tattoo · 11 Thigh

Guides

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Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T21:38:58+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.

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