diff --git a/bots_api/bots_test_lib.py b/bots_api/bots_test_lib.py
index e286979..e267926 100644
--- a/bots_api/bots_test_lib.py
+++ b/bots_api/bots_test_lib.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 import unittest
 import logging
+import requests
+import mock
 
 from mock import MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ from six.moves import zip
 
 from unittest import TestCase
 
-from typing import List, Dict, Any
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
 from types import ModuleType
 
 current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -25,8 +27,10 @@ current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 class BotTestCase(TestCase):
     bot_name = ''  # type: str
 
-    def check_expected_responses(self, expectations, expected_method='send_reply', email="foo_sender@zulip.com", recipient="foo", subject="foo", type="all"):
-        # type: (Dict[str, Any], str, str, str, str, str) -> None
+    def check_expected_responses(self, expectations, expected_method='send_reply',
+                                 email="foo_sender@zulip.com", recipient="foo", subject="foo",
+                                 type="all", http_request=None, http_response=None):
+        # type: (Dict[str, Any], str, str, str, str, str, Dict[str, Any], Dict[str, Any]) -> None
         # To test send_message, Any would be a Dict type,
         # to test send_reply, Any would be a str type.
         if type not in ["private", "stream", "all"]:
@@ -34,32 +38,29 @@ class BotTestCase(TestCase):
         for m, r in expectations.items():
             if type != "stream":
                 self.mock_test(
-                    {'content': m, 'type': "private", 'display_recipient': recipient,
-                     'sender_email': email}, r, expected_method)
+                    messages={'content': m, 'type': "private", 'display_recipient': recipient,
+                              'sender_email': email}, bot_response=r, expected_method=expected_method,
+                    http_request=http_request, http_response=http_response)
             if type != "private":
                 self.mock_test(
-                    {'content': m, 'type': "stream", 'display_recipient': recipient,
-                     'subject': subject, 'sender_email': email}, r, expected_method)
+                    messages={'content': m, 'type': "stream", 'display_recipient': recipient,
+                              'subject': subject, 'sender_email': email}, bot_response=r,
+                    expected_method=expected_method, http_request=http_request, http_response=http_response)
 
-    def mock_test(self, messages, bot_response, expected_method):
-        # type: (Dict[str, str], Any, str) -> None
-        if expected_method == "send_reply":
-            self.mock_test_send_reply(messages, bot_response, expected_method)
+    def mock_test(self, messages, bot_response, expected_method,
+                  http_request=None, http_response=None):
+        # type: (Dict[str, str], Any, str, Dict[str, Any], Dict[str, Any]) -> None
+        if expected_method == "send_message":
+            # Since send_message function uses bot_response of type Dict, no
+            # further changes required.
+            self.assert_bot_output(messages=[messages], bot_response=[bot_response], expected_method=expected_method,
+                                   http_request=http_request, http_response=http_response)
         else:
-            self.mock_test_send_message(messages, bot_response, expected_method)
-
-    def mock_test_send_message(self, messages, bot_response, expected_method):
-        # type: (Dict[str, str], Dict[str, str], str) -> None
-        # Since send_message function uses bot_response of type Dict, no
-        # further changes required.
-        self.assert_bot_output([messages], [bot_response], expected_method)
-
-    def mock_test_send_reply(self, messages, bot_response, expected_method):
-        # type: (Dict[str, str], str, str) -> None
-        # Since send_reply function uses bot_response of type str, we
-        # do convert the str type to a Dict type to have the same assert_bot_output function.
-        bot_response_type_dict = {'content': bot_response}
-        self.assert_bot_output([messages], [bot_response_type_dict], expected_method)
+            # Since send_reply function uses bot_response of type str, we
+            # do convert the str type to a Dict type to have the same assert_bot_output function.
+            bot_response_type_dict = {'content': bot_response}
+            self.assert_bot_output(messages=[messages], bot_response=[bot_response_type_dict], expected_method=expected_method,
+                                   http_request=http_request, http_response=http_response)
 
     def get_bot_message_handler(self):
         # type: () -> Any
@@ -72,22 +73,35 @@ class BotTestCase(TestCase):
         message_handler = self.bot_to_run(bot_module)
         return message_handler
 
-    def assert_bot_output(self, messages, bot_response, expected_method):
-        # type: (List[Dict[str, Any]], List[Dict[str, str]], str) -> None
+    def assert_bot_output(self, messages, bot_response, expected_method,
+                          http_request=None, http_response=None):
+        # type: (List[Dict[str, Any]], List[Dict[str, str]], str, Optional[Dict[str, Any]], Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> None
         message_handler = self.get_bot_message_handler()
         # Mocking BotHandlerApi
         with patch('bots_api.bot_lib.BotHandlerApi') as MockClass:
             instance = MockClass.return_value
 
-            for (message, response) in zip(messages, bot_response):
-                # Send message to the concerned bot
-                message_handler.handle_message(message, MockClass(), StateHandler())
-                # Check if the bot is sending a message via `send_message` function.
-                # Where response is a dictionary here.
-                if expected_method == "send_message":
-                    instance.send_message.assert_called_with(response)
-                else:
-                    instance.send_reply.assert_called_with(message, response['content'])
+            with patch('requests.get') as mock_get:
+                mock_result = mock.MagicMock()
+                mock_result.json.return_value = http_response
+                mock_result.ok.return_value = True
+                mock_get.return_value = mock_result
+
+                for (message, response) in zip(messages, bot_response):
+                    # Send message to the concerned bot
+                    message_handler.handle_message(message, MockClass(), StateHandler())
+
+                    # Check if the bot is sending the correct http_request corresponding
+                    # to the given http_response.
+                    if http_request is not None:
+                        mock_get.assert_called_with(http_request['api_url'], params=http_request['params'])
+
+                    # Check if the bot is sending a message via `send_message` function.
+                    # Where response is a dictionary here.
+                    if expected_method == "send_message":
+                        instance.send_message.assert_called_with(response)
+                    else:
+                        instance.send_reply.assert_called_with(message, response['content'])
 
     def bot_to_run(self, bot_module):
         # Returning Any, same argument as in get_bot_message_handler function.