2.0 tags API returns only created tags

Question

Searching for tags, using the inname parameter AND a date range returns only the tags that were created in that period, not the tags that were used in that period. When searching by inname only, or date range only the API returns all tags used (matching the criteria).

See this example: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/tags?fromdate=1322697600&todate=1325116800&order=desc&sort=activity&inname=java&site=stackoverflow

Answer 1

You should be using min and max here if you want tags that were active in that range. fromdate and todate always apply to creation.

https://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/tags?min=1322697600&max=1325116800&order=desc&sort=activity&inname=java&site=stackoverflow

returns

{"items":
  [{"name":"java-2d",
    "count":241,
    "is_required":false,
    "is_moderator_only":false
   },
   {"name":"r.java-file",
    "count":55,
    "is_required":false,
    "is_moderator_only":false
   },
   ...
  ]
}