TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos

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/tattoos?city=cape-town&ink=orange&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: ink · value: orange · label: Orange
  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 Traditional (Old School)
Without Orange
Without Cape Town
Add a subject
  1. Flower — tattoos: 2
  2. Lion — tattoos: 1
  3. Snake — tattoos: 1
  4. Pin-up — tattoos: 1
  5. Fish — tattoos: 1
  6. Elephant — tattoos: 1
  7. Deity Figure — tattoos: 1
  8. Fruit & Berries — tattoos: 1
  9. Heart — tattoos: 1
  10. Quote — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Calf — tattoos: 5
  2. Upper Arm — tattoos: 3
  3. Forearm — tattoos: 2
  4. Shoulder — tattoos: 2
  5. Ankle & Foot — tattoos: 2
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 14
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 8
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 5
  3. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

14

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=traditional&tsk_ink=orange&tsk_city=cape-town

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; ≈R550–R1,000; ≈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. Snake and Flowers Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Snake · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the upper arm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,350–R3,050; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Flower 40%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  3. Mushroom Ankle — Traditional (Old School) · Nature & Plants · Ankle & Foot · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Traditional (Old School) mushroom tattoo on the ankle & foot by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R550–R1,000; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mushroom 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  4. Pink Flowers Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the upper arm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  5. Shark Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Fish · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) fish tattoo on the calf by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Fish 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  6. Jesus Christ Shoulder — Traditional (Old School) · Deity Figure · Shoulder · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) deity figure tattoo on the shoulder by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  7. Pin-up Woman Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Pin-up · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) pin-up tattoo on the forearm by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,350–R3,050; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    depicts: Jesus Christ (Christian iconography) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  8. Raccoon Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Calf · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Traditional (Old School) raccoon tattoo on the calf by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R550–R1,000; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Raccoon 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. Colour Elephant Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Elephant · Calf · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Traditional (Old School) elephant tattoo on the calf by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,050–R8,250; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elephant 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  10. Lion Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Lion · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) lion tattoo on the calf by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  11. Frog Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) frog tattoo on the forearm by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Frog 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  12. Leopard Print Ankle — Traditional (Old School) · Triangle · Ankle & Foot · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) triangle tattoo on the ankle & foot by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Triangle 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  13. Torch and Heart Shoulder — Traditional (Old School) · Heart · Shoulder · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) heart tattoo on the shoulder by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Heart 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  14. Knit Fast Die Warm Yarn Balls Traditional Calf — Lettering · Traditional (Old School) · Quote · Calf · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Traditional (Old School) balls of yarn with knitting needles tattoo on the calf by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Balls of yarn with knitting needles 60% · Banner text 40%
    defined by subject 30 · color 30 · text 25 · style 15
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T10:17:39+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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