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=durban&placement=forearm&subject=text.
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: text · label: Text & Script
  2. axis: placement · value: forearm · label: Forearm
  3. axis: city · value: Durban · label: Durban
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 Text & Script
Without Forearm
Without Durban
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 4
  2. Realism — tattoos: 1
  3. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 1
  4. Geometric — tattoos: 1
  5. Lettering — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 5
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Text & Script is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

7

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=text&tattoo_placement=forearm&tsk_city=durban

Tattoos

  1. Dog Portrait with Date — Fine Line · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line name or date tattoo on the forearm by Paige at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Name or Date 100%
    by Paige at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  2. Floral vine with name — Fine Line · Flower · Name or Date · Forearm · Black with Color Accents
    Black with color accents Fine Line name or date tattoo on the forearm by Nossi at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Name or Date 60% · Flower 40%
    by Nossi at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  3. Dog Head Dotwork Forearm — Realism · Chain · Dog · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism snarling dog head tattoo on the forearm by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snarling dog head 70% · Dotted lettering 20% · Chain 10%
    defined by subject 60 · style 20 · text 20
    by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  4. Butterfly with name script — Fine Line · Butterfly · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black with Color Accents
    Black with color accents Fine Line butterfly tattoo on the forearm by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Butterfly 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  5. Family names with crown — Lettering · Crown · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering crown tattoo on the forearm by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Crown 60% · Name or Date 40%
    by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  6. Anatomical Organs and Circuit Lines Fine Line Forearm — Fine Line · Geometric · Quote · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line brain, heart and organs tattoo on the forearm by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Brain, heart and organs 50% · Geometric circuit-like lines 35% · Text along the arm 15%
    defined by style 55 · subject 35 · text 10
    by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  7. Dog Portrait Named Ozzy — Traditional (Old School) · Text & Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) dog tattoo on the forearm by Luke at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dog 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Luke at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T09:19:02+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.