Kong / Kong/insomnia

Not able to export Collection as JSON

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Description

### Expected Behavior

Download Collections as JSON

### Actual Behavior

When i try to export the collection with Insomnia V5 option, its downloading as YAML file. Is there no option to download collection as JSON ?

Below is my version

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/593d08ac-1e73-48df-9181-cbbee3b7dd5c)

### Reproduction Steps

_No response_

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.

### Which sync method do you use?

- [ ] Git sync.
- [ ] Insomnia Cloud sync.
- [x] Local only

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Insomnia Version

11.0.2

### What operating system are you using?

Windows

### Operating System Version

Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2

### Installation method

Download from official site

### Last Known Working Insomnia version

_No response_

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing collection export with the Insomnia V5 option in version 11.0.2 on Windows 11, checking whether JSON export is missing or incorrectly produces YAML. Done means providing a JSON download or an explicit JSON export option without breaking the existing YAML export.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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