usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Cannot save transient request

Error message

Cannot save transient request

What it means

Error "Cannot save transient request" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js:233

  if (!collection) {
    throw new Error('Collection not found');
  }

  const collectionCopy = cloneDeep(collection);
  const item = findItemInCollection(collectionCopy, itemUid);

  // Item is not used to save the bru file
  // This is to validate if the bru content is associated with a valid item
  if (!item) {
    throw new Error('Not able to locate item');
  }

  const isTransient = tempDirectory && item.pathname.startsWith(tempDirectory);
  if (isTransient) {
    if (!silent) {
      dispatch(addSaveTransientRequestModal({ item, collection }));
    }
    throw new Error('Cannot save transient request');
  }

  const { ipcRenderer } = window;
  try {
    if (['http-request', 'graphql-request'].includes(item?.type)) {
      let json = await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:convert-to-json', item, content, collection.format);
      delete json.isTransient;
      await itemSchema.validate(json);
    }
  } catch (err) {
    if (!silent) {
      toast.custom(<SaveFileErrorModal error={err.message} />);
    }
    throw err;
  }

  try {
    await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:save-file', item.pathname, content);

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Solutions

1. Save the request inside a collection first; transient (unsaved) requests cannot be saved in place.
2. Duplicate the request into a collection, then save.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js:233 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/d9a8d684902ed9e8. Report an issue: GitHub.