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&style=realism&subject=people.
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: realism · label: Realism
  2. axis: subject · value: people · label: People
  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 Realism
Without People
Without Cape Town
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 5
  2. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 3
  3. Chest — tattoos: 1
  4. Thigh — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 8
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
  3. Color — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Realism is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where People is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

10

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Woman Face Reflected in Knife Forearm — Realism · Dagger & Knife · Female Figure · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism woman portrait tattoo on the forearm by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,000; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman Portrait 60% · Knife 25% · Background 15%
    ink black 55% · grey 45% — detail Very detailed (90/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  2. Dark Fantasy Woman Full Sleeve — Realism · Female Figure · Full Sleeve · Black with Color Accents
    Black with color accents Realism female figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  3. Woman Portrait with Lettering Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Thigh · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Realism female figure tattoo on the thigh by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  4. Bearded Elder Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the forearm by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  5. Illustrative Wizard Sleeve — Realism · Male Figure · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism male figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R8,400–R11,200; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 100%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  6. Kaneki Mask and Centipede Full Sleeve — Realism · Insect · Male Figure · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Realism male figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town.
    depicts: Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Insect 40%
    by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  7. Woman Face and Rose Forearm — Realism · Female Figure · Rose · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Realism female figure tattoo on the forearm by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Rose 40%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  8. Eye and Sun Forearm — Realism · Eye · Sun · Forearm · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Realism eye tattoo on the forearm by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R8,400–R11,200; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 60% · Sun 40%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  9. Snake and Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism snake tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R8,400–R11,200; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  10. Ornamental Filigree Woman Portrait Chest — Ornamental · Realism · Female Figure · Ornament · Portrait · Chest · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Ornamental female figure tattoo on the chest by Lindie at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Ornament 25%
    by Lindie at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T18:35:15+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.