diff --git a/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ListOptions.cs b/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ListOptions.cs
index 230f09d6..7843845d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ListOptions.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ListOptions.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers
         // [FromBody]
         // public long DataFilterId { get; set; }
 
-        [FromBody]
-        public bool Mini { get; set; }
+       
+        public bool? Mini { get; set; }
 
         [FromBody, Required]
         public string DataListKey { get; set; }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs
index cfaa24e2..5347bfdc 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="listOptions">List key, Paging, filtering and sorting options</param>
         /// <returns>Collection with paging data</returns>
-        [HttpPost("List", Name = nameof(List))]
+      // [HttpPost("List", Name = nameof(List))]
+       [HttpPost]
         public async Task<IActionResult> List([FromBody] ListOptions listOptions)
         {
             if (serverState.IsClosed)
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             try
             {
-                ApiDataListResponse r = await DataListFetcher.GetResponseAsync(listOptions.DataListKey, ct, Url, nameof(List), listOptions, UserId, UserRoles);
+                ApiDataListResponse r = await DataListFetcher.GetResponseAsync(listOptions.DataListKey, ct, listOptions, UserId, UserRoles);
                 return Ok(r);
             }
             catch (System.UnauthorizedAccessException)
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
index 7b2f3198..d2d9e0b2 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 {
     internal static class DataListFetcher
     {
-        internal static async Task<ApiDataListResponse> GetResponseAsync(string DataListKey, AyContext ct, IUrlHelper Url,
-        string routeName, ListOptions listOptions, long UserId, AuthorizationRoles UserRoles)
+        internal static async Task<ApiDataListResponse> GetResponseAsync(string DataListKey, AyContext ct, ListOptions listOptions, long UserId, AuthorizationRoles UserRoles)
         {
 
             // var AyaObjectFields = AyaObjectFieldDefinitions.AyaObjectFields(AyaObjectFieldDefinitions.TEST_WIDGET_USER_EMAIL_ADDRESS_LIST_KEY);
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             }
 
             //check rights
-            if (listOptions.Mini)
+            if (listOptions.Mini != null && listOptions.Mini == true)
             {
                 if (!UserRoles.HasAnyFlags(DataList.MiniListAllowedRoles))
                     throw new System.UnauthorizedAccessException("User roles insufficient for this mini format datalist");
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
             //convert to strings array (https://stackoverflow.com/a/33836599/8939)
             string[] templateFieldList;
-            if (listOptions.Mini)
+            if (listOptions.Mini != null && listOptions.Mini == true)
             {
                 templateFieldList = ((JArray)jtemplate["mini"]).ToObject<string[]>();
             }
@@ -184,45 +183,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 }
             }
 
-            //RES.PAGING.COUNT is all I need so the rest is moot, particularly since it's a post method now to get a datalist not a GET with query parameters
-            //below commented stuff can go once it tests
-
-            //BUILD THE PAGING LINKS PORTION
-            //var pageLinks = new PaginationLinkBuilder(Url, routeName, null, listOptions, totalRecordCount).PagingLinksObject();
-            //http://localhost:7575/api/v8/DataList/List?Offset=2&Limit=3&DataFilterId=2&Mini=true&DataListKey=TestWidgetDataList
-
-            // object routeValues = null;
-            // //no data filter?
-            // if (listOptions.DataFilterId == 0)
-            // {
-            //     if (listOptions.Mini)
-            //     {
-            //         routeValues = new { DataListKey = DataListKey, Mini = listOptions.Mini };
-            //     }
-            //     else
-            //     {
-            //         routeValues = new { DataListKey = DataListKey };
-            //     }
-            // }
-            // else
-            // {
-            //     if (listOptions.Mini)
-            //     {
-            //         routeValues = new { DataListKey = DataListKey, DataFilterId = listOptions.DataFilterId, Mini = listOptions.Mini };
-            //     }
-            //     else
-            //     {
-            //         routeValues = new { DataListKey = DataListKey, DataFilterId = listOptions.DataFilterId };
-            //     }
-            // }
-
-
-
-            // var pageLinks = new PaginationLinkBuilder(Url, routeName, routeValues, listOptions, totalRecordCount).PagingLinksObject();
 
             //BUILD THE COLUMNS RETURN PROPERTY JSON FRAGMENT          
             Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray ColumnsJSON = null;
-            if (listOptions.Mini)
+            if (listOptions.Mini != null && listOptions.Mini == true)
             {
                 ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateMINIListColumnsJSON();
             }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs
index a6fe44f2..aab2bc9e 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
     {
 
         //Build the SELECT portion of a list query based on the template, mini or full and the object key in question 
-        internal static string Build(List<AyaDataListFieldDefinition> objectFieldsList, string template, bool mini)
+        internal static string Build(List<AyaDataListFieldDefinition> objectFieldsList, string template, bool? mini)
         {
 
             //parse the template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
             //convert to strings array (https://stackoverflow.com/a/33836599/8939)
             string[] templateFieldList;
-            if (mini)
+            if (mini!=null && mini==true)
             {
                 templateFieldList = ((JArray)jtemplate["mini"]).ToObject<string[]>();
             }