usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Unsupported item type: ${item.type}

Error message

Unsupported item type: ${item.type}

What it means

Error "Unsupported item type: ${item.type}" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/collection.js:663

          url: item.request?.url || '',
          headers: item.request?.headers || [],
          params: item.request?.params || [],
          auth: item.request?.auth || {},
          body: item.request?.body || {},
          script: item.request?.script || {},
          vars: item.request?.vars || { req: [], res: [] },
          assertions: item.request?.assertions || [],
          tests: item.request?.tests || '',
          docs: item.request?.docs || ''
        },
        examples: item.examples || []
      };

      // Convert to YML format and write to file
      const content = stringifyRequest(itemJson, { format });
      safeWriteFileSync(path.join(currentPath, sanitizedFilename), content);
    } else {
      throw new Error(`Unsupported item type: ${item.type}`);
    }
  }
};

const sortByNameThenSequence = (items) => {
  const isSeqValid = (seq) => Number.isFinite(seq) && Number.isInteger(seq) && seq > 0;

  // Sort folders alphabetically by name
  const alphabeticallySorted = [...items].sort((a, b) => a.name && b.name && a.name.localeCompare(b.name));

  // Extract folders without 'seq'
  const withoutSeq = alphabeticallySorted.filter((f) => !isSeqValid(f['seq']));

  // Extract folders with 'seq' and sort them by 'seq'
  const withSeq = alphabeticallySorted.filter((f) => isSeqValid(f['seq'])).sort((a, b) => a.seq - b.seq);

  const sortedItems = withoutSeq;

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Solutions

1. Use a supported item type (http, graphql, etc.) in the collection definition.
2. Update bruno-cli if the item type comes from a newer collection format.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/collection.js:663 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/bfa7863df0474e3a. Report an issue: GitHub.