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&placement=calf&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: placement · value: calf · label: Calf
  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 Animals
Without Calf
Without Cape Town
Add a style
  1. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 5
  2. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 5
  3. Fine Line — tattoos: 3
  4. Blackwork — tattoos: 1
  5. Realism — tattoos: 1
  6. Ornamental — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 10
  2. Color — tattoos: 8
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 10
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 3
  3. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
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

18

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Butterfly and Star Calf — Blackwork · Butterfly · Calf · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Butterfly 100%
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  2. Traditional Koi Fish Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Koi Fish · Calf · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 100%
    by Savannah at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  3. Ball of Yarn with Snake Calf — Snake · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Bird Calf — Neo-Traditional · Bird · Calf · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  5. Tiger and Balloon Calf — Neo-Traditional · Tiger · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Tiger 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  6. Flamingo Calf — Neo-Traditional · Bird · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  7. Owl Calf — Owl · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Owl 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  8. Pink Butterfly Calf — Neo-Traditional · Butterfly · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Butterfly 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  9. Shark Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Fish · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Fish 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  10. Colour Elephant Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Elephant · Calf · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elephant 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  11. Lion Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Lion · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  12. Beetle Black and Grey — Insect · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Insect 100%
    by Natalie at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Rhino and Eagle Realism Calves — Realism · Eagle · Calf · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rhinoceros with its calf 55% · Eagle head 35% · Grass 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  16. Octopus and Sword Calf — Fine Line · Animals · Sword & Katana · Calf · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Octopus & Squid 60% · Sword & Katana 40%
    by Sean at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  17. Woman Face with Snake Calf — Fine Line · Female Figure · Snake · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Snake 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  18. Sun and Shark Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Fish · Sun · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Sun 60% · Fish 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T03:46:27+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.