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=cape-town&style=neo-traditional&subject=rose.
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: neo-traditional · label: Neo-Traditional
  2. axis: subject · value: rose · label: Rose
  3. axis: city · value: Cape Town · label: Cape Town
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 Neo-Traditional
Without Rose
Without Cape Town
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 1
  2. Spine — tattoos: 1
  3. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 3
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 1
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Neo-Traditional is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Rose 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=neo-traditional&tattoo_subject=rose&tsk_city=cape-town

Counts

tattoos: 3 · artists with matching work: 2 · studios: 2 · guides: 0

Tattoos

  1. Sword and Roses Neo-Traditional Spine — Neo-Traditional · Leaves & Branches · Rose · Sword & Katana · Spine · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) · healed
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Sword 55% · Roses 30% · Thorny Vine 15%
    ink black 65% · grey 35% — detail Detailed (60/100) — defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  2. Nesting Doll Calf — Neo-Traditional · Rose · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Matryoshka nesting doll 85% · Rose pattern on the doll 15%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  3. Clock and Rose Neo-Traditional Upper Arm — Neo-Traditional · Clock & Hourglass · Rose · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm) · fresh
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Clock & Hourglass 60% · Rose 40%
    by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-29 · 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
    2
    portfolio size
    98
    healed in matches
    1
    portfolio counts
    label: Neo-Traditional · tattoos: 11, label: Rose · tattoos: 7
    main element in matches
    1. label: Neo-Traditional · tattoos: 2 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    2. label: Rose · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 23
    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
    R1,650–3,050
    currency
    ZAR
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-16
    basis
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    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/nesting-doll-calf/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/nesting-doll-calf-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=225%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1, url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/sword-and-roses-neo-traditional-spine/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sword-and-roses-neo-traditional-spine-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=225%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. 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: Neo-Traditional · tattoos: 1, label: Rose · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Neo-Traditional · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    2. label: Rose · 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
    R1,650–3,050
    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/clock-and-rose-neo-traditional-upper-arm/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/clock-and-rose-neo-traditional-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

  1. Kak Lucky — city: Cape Town · country: South Africa · address: 43 Kloof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001 · google rating: 4.9, 325, 2026-10-01, Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios. · features: LGBTQ+ friendly · price: R1,650–3,050, ZAR, tatseek_estimate, , 2026-09-16, , 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: https://instagram.com/kakluckytattoos, instagram, Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee. · phone: +27 74 619 1778 · email: info@kakluckytattoos.com · website: https://kakluckytattoos.com · geo: -33.9284715, 18.4123959 · opening hours: closed, 11:00–18:00, 11:00–18:00, 11:00–18:00, 11:00–18:00, 11:00–16:30, closed · why: 2 matching tattoos · Neo-Traditional as the main style in 2 · 17 Neo-Traditional · 7 Rose
  2. Black Crown Tattoo — city: Cape Town · country: South Africa · address: Old Cape Mall, 32B Miller Rd, Gordon's Bay Central, Cape Town, 7140 · google rating: 5, 69, 2026-10-01, Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios. · price: R1,650–3,050, ZAR, tatseek_estimate, , 2026-10-01, , 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: https://instagram.com/horrific_creations, instagram, Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee. · phone: +27 63 793 0220 · email: studioblackcrown@gmail.com · website: https://studioblackcrown.co.za · geo: -34.1566299, 18.8688057 · opening hours: closed, 10:00–17:00, 10:00–17:00, 10:00–17:00, 10:00–17:00, 10:00–17:00, 10:00–15:00 · why: 1 matching tattoo · Neo-Traditional as the main style in 1

Guides

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Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T05:25:14+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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