usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Invalid OpenAPI specification

Error message

Invalid OpenAPI specification

What it means

Error "Invalid OpenAPI specification" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-app/src/components/OpenAPISyncTab/hooks/useOpenAPISync.js:366

      } catch (err) {
        console.error('Error reloading remote drift:', err);
      }
    }
  };

  // Save connection settings from the modal
  const handleSaveSettings = async ({ sourceUrl: newUrl, autoCheck, autoCheckInterval }) => {
    const sourceUrlChanged = newUrl !== openApiSyncConfig?.sourceUrl;

    // Validate the spec before saving if source URL changed (URL only; files are validated at picker)
    // Kept outside try-catch so validation errors propagate to the caller and the modal stays open
    if (sourceUrlChanged && isHttpUrl(newUrl)) {
      let specType;
      try {
        ({ specType } = await fetchAndValidateApiSpecFromUrl({ url: newUrl }));
      } catch {
        toast.error('The URL does not point to a valid OpenAPI 3.x specification');
        throw new Error('Invalid OpenAPI specification');
      }
      if (specType !== 'openapi') {
        toast.error('The URL does not point to a valid OpenAPI 3.x specification');
        throw new Error('Invalid OpenAPI specification');
      }
    }

    try {
      const { ipcRenderer } = window;

      await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:update-openapi-sync-config', {
        collectionPath: collection.pathname,
        config: {
          sourceUrl: newUrl,
          autoCheck,
          autoCheckInterval
        }
      });

View on GitHub (pinned to 9bdd81c7bd)

Solutions

1. Validate the OpenAPI document with an external validator (e.g. swagger editor) and fix reported errors.
2. Ensure the spec is valid JSON or YAML and matches OpenAPI 3.x structure.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-app/src/components/OpenAPISyncTab/hooks/useOpenAPISync.js:366 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/130a029d6af04e48. Report an issue: GitHub.