usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Failed to parse file content

Error message

Failed to parse file content

What it means

Error "Failed to parse file content" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/FileTab.js:148

        // Pass raw filesData to be processed in BulkImportCollectionLocation
        handleSubmit({ filesData, type: 'multiple' });
      } else {
        throw new Error('No valid collections found in the selected files');
      }
    } catch (err) {
      toastError(err, 'Import multiple files failed');
    } finally {
      setIsLoading(false);
    }
  };

  const processFile = async (file) => {
    setIsLoading(true);
    try {
      const data = await convertFileToObject(file);

      if (!data) {
        throw new Error('Failed to parse file content');
      }

      let type = null;

      if (isOpenApiSpec(data)) {
        type = 'openapi';
      } else if (isWSDLCollection(data)) {
        type = 'wsdl';
      } else if (isPostmanCollection(data)) {
        type = 'postman';
      } else if (isInsomniaCollection(data)) {
        type = 'insomnia';
      } else if (isOpenCollection(data)) {
        type = 'opencollection';
      } else if (isBrunoCollection(data)) {
        type = 'bruno';
      } else {
        throw new Error('Unsupported collection format');

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Solutions

1. Check the file encoding is UTF-8 and content is well-formed.
2. Try re-saving the file and importing again.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/ImportCollection/FileTab.js:148 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8c003ada10212296. Report an issue: GitHub.