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WSDL content must be a string

Error message

WSDL content must be a string

What it means

Error "WSDL content must be a string" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/import.js:202

          throw new Error(`No response received from server. Check the URL and your network connection.`);
        } else {
          throw new Error(`Error fetching URL: ${error.message}`);
        }
      }
    } else {
      // Handle file input
      if (!await exists(source)) {
        throw new Error(`File does not exist: ${source}`);
      }
      content = fs.readFileSync(source, 'utf8');
    }

    // WSDL files are XML, so we return the content as a string
    if (typeof content === 'string') {
      return content;
    }

    throw new Error('WSDL content must be a string');
  } catch (error) {
    // Let the specific error handling from above propagate
    throw error;
  }
};

const handler = async (argv) => {
  try {
    const { type, source, output, collectionFormat, outputFile, collectionName, insecure, groupBy } = argv;

    if (!type || !['openapi', 'wsdl'].includes(type)) {
      console.error(chalk.red('Only OpenAPI and WSDL imports are supported currently'));
      process.exit(1);
    }

    if (!source) {
      console.error(chalk.red('Source file or URL is required'));
      process.exit(1);

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Solutions

1. Pass the WSDL document as a string, e.g. by reading the file contents first.
2. Check the import call supplies file text, not a buffer or path object.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/import.js:202 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/fd36f347107bac65. Report an issue: GitHub.