usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Import collection failed: ${err.message}

Error message

Import collection failed: ${err.message}

What it means

Error "Import collection failed: ${err.message}" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-converters/src/insomnia/insomnia-to-bruno.js:321

export const insomniaToBruno = (insomniaCollection) => {
  try {
    if (typeof insomniaCollection !== 'object') {
      insomniaCollection = jsyaml.load(insomniaCollection, { schema: jsyaml.JSON_SCHEMA });
    }
    let collection;
    if (isInsomniaV5Export(insomniaCollection)) {
      collection = parseInsomniaV5Collection(insomniaCollection);
    } else {
      collection = parseInsomniaCollection(insomniaCollection);
    }

    const transformedCollection = transformItemsInCollection(collection);
    const hydratedCollection = hydrateSeqInCollection(transformedCollection);
    const validatedCollection = validateSchema(hydratedCollection);
    return validatedCollection;
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
    throw new Error('Import collection failed: ' + err.message);
  }
};

export default insomniaToBruno;

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Solutions

1. Check the underlying error message for the specific failure.
2. Validate the source collection file and retry the import.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-converters/src/insomnia/insomnia-to-bruno.js:321 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/b988a6a4bb326cd5. Report an issue: GitHub.