usebruno/bruno · error · Error

path: is not an existing directory

Error message

path: ${apiSpecLocation} is not an existing directory

What it means

Error "path: ${apiSpecLocation} is not an existing directory" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Solutions

1. Create the directory first or choose an existing directory for the API spec location.
2. Check the path for typos.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/apiSpec.js:41 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/c3f1152b97382743. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/apiSpec.js:41

  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:save-api-spec', async (event, pathname, content) => {
    try {
      await writeFile(pathname, content);
    } catch (error) {
      return Promise.reject(error);
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:create-api-spec', async (event, apiSpecName, apiSpecLocation, content = '', workspacePath = null) => {
    try {
      if (typeof apiSpecName !== 'string' || apiSpecName !== path.basename(apiSpecName)) {
        throw new Error(`api spec: ${apiSpecName} is not a valid filename`);
      }
      validateApiSpec(apiSpecName);

      if (typeof apiSpecLocation !== 'string' || !isDirectory(apiSpecLocation)) {
        throw new Error(`path: ${apiSpecLocation} is not an existing directory`);
      }

      let pathname = path.join(apiSpecLocation, apiSpecName);
      if (fs.existsSync(pathname)) {
        throw new Error(`path: ${pathname} already exists`);
      }
      await writeFile(pathname, content);
      openApiSpec(mainWindow, watcher, pathname, { workspacePath });
    } catch (error) {
      return Promise.reject(error);
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:remove-api-spec', async (event, pathname, workspacePath = null) => {
    try {
      if (watcher && mainWindow) {
        watcher.removeWatcher(pathname, mainWindow);
        removeApiSpecUid(pathname);

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