jenkinsci/jenkins · error · IllegalArgumentException

No view or item group with the given name '{name}' found.

Error message

No view or item group with the given name '{name}' found.

What it means

Error "No view or item group with the given name '{name}' found." thrown in jenkinsci/jenkins.

Source

Thrown at core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/ListJobsCommand.java:74

        // If name is given retrieve jobs for the given view.
        if (name != null) {
            View view = h.getView(name);

            if (view != null) {
                jobs = view.getAllItems();
            }
            // If no view was found, try with an item group.
            else {
                final Item item = h.getItemByFullName(name);

                // If item group was found use it's jobs.
                if (item instanceof ModifiableTopLevelItemGroup) {
                    jobs = ((ModifiableTopLevelItemGroup) item).getItems();

                }
                // No view and no item group with the given name found.
                else {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("No view or item group with the given name '" + name + "' found.");
                }
            }
        }
        // Fallback to listing all jobs.
        else {
            jobs = h.getItems();
        }

        // Print all jobs.
        for (TopLevelItem item : jobs) {
            stdout.println(item.getName());
        }

        return 0;
    }
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 2e228ff40b)

Solutions

1. Run 'list-views' or check the Jenkins UI to confirm the exact view or item group name.
2. Quote names containing spaces.
3. Check for typos; names are case-sensitive.
4. Verify you have read permission on the view or item group.

When it happens

Trigger: Raised when the list-jobs CLI command is given a view or item group name that does not exist in Jenkins.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jenkinsci/jenkins@2e228ff40b (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/09f36ce373afd62c. Report an issue: GitHub.