TatSeek Browser API — Smart search: head

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=cape-town&q=head.
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. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): head. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
head

Understood

query
head
facets
  1. axis: city · value: Cape Town · label: Cape Town
free words
head
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 Cape Town
Without the word “head”
Add a style
  1. New School — tattoos: 1
Add a subject
  1. Insect — tattoos: 3
  2. Skull — tattoos: 3
  3. Dog — tattoos: 1
  4. Mandala — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 1
  2. Upper Arm — tattoos: 1
  3. Back — tattoos: 1
  4. Ankle & Foot — tattoos: 1
  5. Head & Face — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 4
  2. Color — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Best destination

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tq=head

Counts

tattoos: 5 · artists with matching work: 3 · studios: 0 · guides: 1

Tattoos

  1. Skull and Death’s-Head Moth Back — Insect · Skull · Back · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey insect tattoo on the back by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Insect 60% · Skull 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  2. Cartoon Dog Head New School Ankle — New School · Dog · Ankle & Foot · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color New School cartoon dog head tattoo on the ankle & foot by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R1,050–R1,450; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Cartoon dog head 100%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  3. Mandala Head Tattoo — Mandala · Head & Face · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey mandala tattoo on the head & face by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,600–R8,800; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mandala 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Death’s-Head Moth Upper Arm — Insect · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey insect tattoo on the upper arm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Insect 60% · Skull 40%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  5. Death’s Head Moth Forearm — Insect · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Blackwork skull tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R3,150–R3,850; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Insect 40%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · 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
    3
    portfolio size
    98
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
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    main element in matches
    —
    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/skull-and-deaths-head-moth-back/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/skull-and-deaths-head-moth-back-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=85&ssl=1, url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/cartoon-dog-head-new-school-ankle/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cartoon-dog-head-new-school-ankle-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=240%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1, url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/mandala-head-tattoo/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mandala-head-tattoo-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=225%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher
    id
    1108
    name
    Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/ronnie/
    studio
    id: 21 · name: Mr Lucky's · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/mrluckys/ · city: Cape Town
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    39
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    —
    main element in matches
    —
    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
    R2,800–4,200
    currency
    ZAR
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-11
    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/capetowntattoo · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/deaths-head-moth-forearm/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/belcher_17-v2.jpg?fit=300%2C247&quality=85&ssl=1
  3. Shev
    id
    1336
    name
    Shev
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/shev/
    studio
    id: 25 · name: Kak Lucky · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/kakluckytattoos/ · city: Cape Town
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    32
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    —
    main element in matches
    —
    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/deaths-head-moth-upper-arm/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/deaths-head-moth-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.png?fit=297%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

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Guides

  1. Japanese (Irezumi) — Tattooing as a Full-Body Story — snippet: If the appeal is a small koi or a single dragon head with no background, be upfront with your artist — a good one will tell you honestly…

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T22:41:18+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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