usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Collection path does not exist: ${collectionPathname}

Error message

Collection path does not exist: ${collectionPathname}

What it means

renderer:install-postman-packages verifies collectionPathname both exists (fs.existsSync) and is a directory (fs.statSync().isDirectory()). Thrown when the path is missing, points to a file, or has been removed.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js:2445

        preserveScripts: !!options.preserveScripts
      });

      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error converting Postman to Bruno:', error);
      return Promise.reject(error);
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:install-postman-packages', async (_event, collectionPathname, packages) => {
    if (typeof collectionPathname !== 'string' || !collectionPathname) {
      throw new Error('collectionPathname is required');
    }
    if (!Array.isArray(packages) || packages.length === 0) {
      throw new Error('packages must be a non-empty array');
    }
    if (!fs.existsSync(collectionPathname) || !fs.statSync(collectionPathname).isDirectory()) {
      throw new Error(`Collection path does not exist: ${collectionPathname}`);
    }

    const invalid = packages.filter((p) => !isValidNpmPackageName(p));
    if (invalid.length > 0) {
      throw new Error(`Invalid package name(s): ${invalid.join(', ')}`);
    }

    await waitForShellEnv();
    return runNpmInstall({ collectionPath: collectionPathname, packages });
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:get-collection-json', async (event, collectionPath) => {
    let variables = {};
    let name = '';
    const getBruFilesRecursively = async (dir) => {
      const getFilesInOrder = async (dir) => {
        let bruJsons = [];

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Solutions

1. Pass the collection's directory path (the folder containing bruno.json), not a file.
2. Re-open the collection if it has been moved.
3. Verify the path with fs.statSync before invoking.

const fs = require('fs');
const stats = fs.statSync(collectionPathname);
if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
  throw new Error(`Expected a directory but got: ${collectionPathname}`);
}

try {
  await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:install-postman-packages', collectionPathname, packages);
} catch (err) {
  if (/Collection path does not exist/.test(err.message)) {
    // re-open the collection or re-prompt
  } else {
    throw err;
  }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling renderer:install-postman-packages with a path that does not exist on disk or names a file rather than a directory.

Common situations: Collection moved/deleted between session start and the install call; path points at bruno.json (the file) rather than its parent dir; removable media unmounted.

Related errors

• packages must be a non-empty array
• Invalid package name(s): ${invalid.join(', ')}
• Export location does not exist
• path: ${filePath} already exists
• ${request.filename} is not a valid filename

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2e717a540948dd53. Report an issue: GitHub.