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&min_share=50&subject=animals.
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: animals · label: Animals
  2. 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 Animals
Without Cape Town
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 4
  2. Realism — tattoos: 3
  3. Illustrative — tattoos: 1
  4. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
  5. New School — tattoos: 1
  6. Watercolor — tattoos: 1
  7. Ornamental — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 3
  2. Upper Arm — tattoos: 3
  3. Ribs & Side — tattoos: 2
  4. Calf — tattoos: 2
  5. Shoulder — tattoos: 1
  6. Ankle & Foot — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 7
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Cute — tattoos: 1
  2. Funny — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 4
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Animals is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

11

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=animals&tsk_city=cape-town

Tattoos

  1. Whale Forearm — Fine Line · Whale & Dolphin · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Humpback whale 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Sean at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  2. Highland Cow Realism Upper Arm — Realism · Bison & Bull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Highland cow head 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  3. Watercolor Elephant Ribs — Watercolor · Elephant · Ribs & Side · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elephant 100%
    defined by subject 50 · color 30 · style 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Whale Ribs — Realism · Whale & Dolphin · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Whale 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  5. Deer Portrait — Realism · Deer & Stag · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deer with antlers 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  6. Cat with Wine Illustrative Shoulder — Illustrative · Cat · Food & Drink · Shoulder · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Engraving / Etching · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Cat 80% · Wine 20%
    mood funny, cute — ink black 90% · grey 10% — detail Moderate (50/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 15 · mood 15 — text “VIN”
    by Natalie at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  7. Elephants in a Line Fine Line Forearm — Fine Line · Elephant · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elephants in a line 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  8. Luna Moth and Moon Fine Line Forearm — Fine Line · Butterfly · Moon · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Luna moth 70% · Moon circle 30%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Natalie at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. Chameleon with South African Flag Neo Traditional Calf — Neo-Traditional · Lizard & Gecko · Tree · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Chameleon wearing a bow tie 65% · South African flag 25% · Branch 10%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  10. Ornamental Scarab Calf — Fine Line · Ornamental · Gem & Diamond · Insect · Ornament · Calf · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Scarab beetle 60% · Hanging gemstone pendant 25% · Ornamental frame 15%
    defined by subject 60 · style 40
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  11. Cartoon Dog Head New School Ankle — New School · Dog · Ankle & Foot · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    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

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T03:47:17+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

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.