usebruno/bruno · error · Error

An error occurred while parsing the Insomnia v5 collection:

Error message

An error occurred while parsing the Insomnia v5 collection: ${err.message}

What it means

Error "An error occurred while parsing the Insomnia v5 collection: ${err.message}" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-converters/src/insomnia/insomnia-to-bruno.js:241

          };
        }
        return null;
      }).filter(Boolean);
    };

    if (data.collection && Array.isArray(data.collection)) {
      brunoCollection.items = parseCollectionItems(data.collection, data.collection);
    }

    // Parse environments if available
    if (data.environments) {
      brunoCollection.environments = buildV5Environments(data.environments);
    }

    return brunoCollection;
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Error parsing collection:', err);
    throw new Error('An error occurred while parsing the Insomnia v5 collection: ' + err.message);
  }
};

const parseInsomniaCollection = (data) => {
  const brunoCollection = {
    name: '',
    uid: uuid(),
    version: '1',
    items: [],
    environments: []
  };

  try {
    const insomniaResources = get(data, 'resources', []);
    const insomniaCollection = insomniaResources.find((resource) => resource._type === 'workspace');

    if (!insomniaCollection) {
      throw new Error('Collection not found inside Insomnia export');

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Solutions

1. Check the reported parse error and fix the Insomnia v5 export content.
2. Re-export the collection from Insomnia and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-converters/src/insomnia/insomnia-to-bruno.js:241 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fe88778692079b22. Report an issue: GitHub.