server/AyaNova/Controllers/TagPickListController.cs

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="query">The query to filter the returned list by</param>
         /// <returns>List</returns>
-        [HttpGet("list/{query}")]
-        public ActionResult GetPickList([FromRoute]string query)
+        [HttpGet("picklist")]
+        public ActionResult GetPickList([FromQuery]string query)
         {
             if (!serverState.IsOpen)
             {

server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs

@@ -153,8 +153,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //going with contains for now as I think it's more useful in the long run and still captures startswith intent by user
         public static List<string> PickListFiltered(AyContext ct, string q)
         {
-            q = NormalizeTag(q);
-            return ct.Tag.Where(x => x.Name.Contains(q)).OrderBy(x => x.Name).Select(x => x.Name).ToList();
+            //This path is intended for internal use and accepts that there may not be a filter specified
+            //however the client will always require a filter to display a tag list for choosing from
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(q))
+            {
+                return ct.Tag.OrderBy(x => x.Name).Select(x => x.Name).ToList();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                q = NormalizeTag(q);
+                return ct.Tag.Where(x => x.Name.Contains(q)).OrderBy(x => x.Name).Select(x => x.Name).ToList();
+            }
         }