Runtime Error: Required "name" field not present in project - runtime-error

Question

I used dbt init to create a profiles.yml in my .dbt folder. It looks like this:
spring_project:
outputs:
dev:
account: xxx.snowflakecomputing.com
database: PROD_DWH
password: password
role: SYSADMIN
schema: STG
threads: 1
type: snowflake
user: MYUSERNAME
warehouse: DEV_XS_WH
target: dev
Then, I created a new folder on my desktop which only contains a dbt_project.yml file that has this:
config-version: 2
profile: 'spring_project'
When I run this from my project folder:
dbt run --profiles-dir /Users/myusername/.dbt
I get this:
08:56:13 Encountered an error while reading the project:
08:56:13 ERROR: Runtime Error
Required "name" field not present in project
Error encountered in /Users/myusername/Desktop/spring_project/dbt_project.yml
08:56:13 Encountered an error:
Runtime Error
Could not run dbt
08:56:13 Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/task/base.py", line 108, in from_args
config = cls.ConfigType.from_args(args)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/config/runtime.py", line 226, in from_args
project, profile = cls.collect_parts(args)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/config/runtime.py", line 209, in collect_parts
project = partial.render(project_renderer)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/config/project.py", line 286, in render
return self.create_project(rendered)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/config/project.py", line 316, in create_project
dbt_version = _get_required_version(
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/config/project.py", line 228, in _get_required_version
raise DbtProjectError(
dbt.exceptions.DbtProjectError: Runtime Error
Required "name" field not present in project
Error encountered in /Users/myusername/Desktop/spring_project/dbt_project.yml
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/main.py", line 129, in main
results, succeeded = handle_and_check(args)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/main.py", line 191, in handle_and_check
task, res = run_from_args(parsed)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/main.py", line 218, in run_from_args
task = parsed.cls.from_args(args=parsed)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/task/base.py", line 185, in from_args
return super().from_args(args)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.10/site-packages/dbt/task/base.py", line 114, in from_args
raise dbt.exceptions.RuntimeException("Could not run dbt") from exc
dbt.exceptions.RuntimeException: Runtime Error
Could not run dbt
Where exactly am I missing the "name" parameter?

Answer 1

I am able to reproduce the same error as you. Based on dbt docs you need to add a name as well to your dbt_project file.
So change this:
config-version: 2
profile: 'spring_project'
to this:
name: testing_dbt
config-version: 2
profile: 'spring_project'
You can use whatever name you like there, but adding the name line fixes the error for me.