---
title: "Test the GitHub bot"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/githubbot/python/test-github-bot/
description: "Build an extension on Zoho Cliq using Catalyst Integration Functions, that enables you to access and work with your GitHub repositories using a Cliq bot."
last_updated: 2026-08-17T12:16:04Z
service: All Services
type: tutorial
related_links:
  - name: "Integration Functions"
    url: /en/serverless/help/functions/integration-functions
---

# Test the GitHub Bot

We can now test the commands and functioning of the GitHub bot.

Open your Cliq account and open **GitHub Bot**. Let's first test the **issues** command. All Cliq commands must be entered with a preceding '/' backslash.

Type **"/issues"** in the bot's chat. This will trigger the `git_hub_bot_function` and enable the command handler to fetch the repositories in your Git account. Your repositories will be displayed in the chat.

![test_issues](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/githubbot/python/test_issues.webp)

You can select a repository using the arrow buttons, then press **Enter**. This will display the details of the last ten issues raised to that repository, if any. You can view any of these issues on GitHub by clicking on its link.

Next, type **"/commits"** in the chat and select one of the repositories from the list. This will display the details of the last ten commits pushed to that repository, if any.

You can click **Post here** to post the details as a message by the bot, and **Close** to remove the embedded view.

![test_commits](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/githubbot/python/test_commits.webp)

You can also test the bot menu action that you configured for the GitHub bot. Click on **Repos** menu that is displayed below the chat window.  This will list the details of all the repositories in the GitHub account.

![test_repos](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/githubbot/python/test_repos.webp)

You can verify if the Cliq bot alerts you whenever a commit is pushed in the repository that you configured the webhook for. Make a commit in that repository. The Cliq bot will send you an alert with the commit details and a link to access that repository.

![notify_commits](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/githubbot/python/notify_commits.webp)

If all actions work fine, the GitHub bot is configured properly.