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--- category: general scraped_at: '2025-11-12T14:11:13.617487' title: Test Execution url: /docs/test-execution --- # Test Execution  ## Overview Test Execution is the process of running your Test Suites against your Voiceflow applications to validate functionality, responses, and user experience flows. ## How Test Execution Works ### Manual Execution You can run tests immediately in several ways: * **From Test Suites Page**: Click the "Run Test" button on any test suite card * **From Test Suite Editor**: Use the "Execute Test" button when viewing/editing a suite ### Status Indicators * **Pending** ⏳: Test has been submitted and is waiting to start * **Running** 🔄: Test is currently executing * **Completed** ✅: Test finished successfully with all validations * **Failed** ❌: Test failed due to validation errors or system issues * **Scheduled** 📅: Test is queued for future execution ## Test Types The Voiceflow CLI supports two distinct types of tests: ### Traditional Interaction-Based Tests * **Purpose**: Test specific user inputs and validate exact agent responses * **Structure**: Defined as a series of interactions with expected validations * **Use Case**: Regression testing, validation of specific conversation flows * **Execution**: Sequential interaction testing with predefined inputs ### Agent-to-Agent Testing * **Purpose**: Simulate realistic conversations using AI-powered agents * **Structure**: Defined with goals, personas, and user information * **Use Case**: End-to-end conversation testing, realistic user behavior simulation * **Execution**: AI agent interacts naturally with your Voiceflow agent to achieve specific goals ## Test Execution History ### Viewing Executions Navigate to **Test Executions** to see: * **Complete History**: All your past test executions * **Execution Details**: Date, time, duration, and status for each run * **Suite Information**: Which test suite was executed * **Trigger Type**: Whether the test was run manually or scheduled ### Execution Details  Click on any execution to view: * **Test Logs**: Detailed step-by-step execution logs * **Results**: Pass/fail status for each test case * **Timing Information**: How long each test case took * **Error Details**: Specific failure reasons and debugging information ## Execution Types * Manual Executions: Triggered by user action * Scheduled Executions: Automated runs at specified times ## Understanding Test Results ### Success Criteria A test execution is considered successful when: * All test cases pass their validation criteria * No system errors occur during execution * All API calls complete successfully ### Failure Analysis When tests fail, review: * **Validation Errors**: Which specific validations failed * **Response Differences**: How actual responses differed from expected * **System Issues**: API connectivity or timeout problems * **Configuration Errors**: Incorrect test setup or parameters ### Logs and Debugging Execution logs provide detailed information for debugging tests. ## Execution Limits and Considerations ### API Limitations * Respect Voiceflow API rate limits * Monitor Voiceflow token usage to avoid quota exhaustion * Plan execution timing to optimize resources ### Performance Factors * Test complexity affects execution time * Network latency impacts overall duration * API response times vary based on bot complexity ### Data Retention * Execution history is retained for your account * Logs and results are available for analysis * Export capabilities for external reporting Updated 4 months ago --- [Scheduled Tests](/docs/scheduled-tests)[User Authentication](/docs/user-authentication) Ask AI * [Table of Contents](#) * + [Overview](#overview) + [How Test Execution Works](#how-test-execution-works) + - [Manual Execution](#manual-execution) - [Status Indicators](#status-indicators) + [Test Types](#test-types) + - [Traditional Interaction-Based Tests](#traditional-interaction-based-tests) - [Agent-to-Agent Testing](#agent-to-agent-testing) + [Test Execution History](#test-execution-history) + - [Viewing Executions](#viewing-executions) - [Execution Details](#execution-details) + [Execution Types](#execution-types) + [Understanding Test Results](#understanding-test-results) + - [Success Criteria](#success-criteria) - [Failure Analysis](#failure-analysis) - [Logs and Debugging](#logs-and-debugging) + [Execution Limits and Considerations](#execution-limits-and-considerations) + - [API Limitations](#api-limitations) - [Performance Factors](#performance-factors) - [Data Retention](#data-retention)