Kong/insomnia · error · Error

Could not find request

Error message

Could not find request ${id}

What it means

Template-tag runtime error for {% response %}: a request id was supplied but no request with that id exists in the data store. Usually caused by a deleted/moved request still referenced by the tag, or an unrendered variable producing a wrong id.

Solutions

1. Use a valid request id or request._id in the template tag
2. Re-insert the referenced request if it was deleted
3. Pick the request via the tag's autocomplete rather than typing the id

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/insomnia/src/common/templating/local-template-tags.ts:583 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Kong/insomnia@d9bb2b0142 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a821bbc6fe92ec45. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/insomnia/src/common/templating/local-template-tags.ts:583

          defaultValue: 60,
        },
      ],

      async run(context, field, id, filter, resendBehavior, maxAgeSeconds) {
        filter = filter || '';
        resendBehavior = (resendBehavior || 'never').toLowerCase();

        if (!['body', 'header', 'raw', 'url'].includes(field)) {
          throw new Error(`Invalid response field ${field}`);
        }

        if (!id) {
          throw new Error('No request specified');
        }

        const request = await context.util.models.request.getById(id);
        if (!request) {
          throw new Error(`Could not find request ${id}`);
        }

        let shouldResend = false;
        const environmentId = context.context.getEnvironmentId?.() || null;
        const globalEnvironmentId = context.context.getGlobalEnvironmentId?.() || null;
        let response = await context.util.models.response.getLatestForRequestId(id, environmentId);

        switch (resendBehavior) {
          case 'no-history': {
            // if either global environment or collection environment changed, resend the request
            shouldResend = !response
              ? true
              : response.environmentId !== environmentId || response.globalEnvironmentId !== globalEnvironmentId;
            break;
          }

          case 'when-expired': {
            if (!response) {

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