GitHub Actions Certification — Requirements & Free Practice
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GitHub Actions Certification
GitHub technology certification for automating workflows and accelerating development with GitHub Actions.
Licensing authority: GitHub
Initial by examination
Exam GH-200: GitHub Actions
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Time limit
- 100 minutes
- Passing score
- 700 or greater
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Author and manage workflows — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 24.32%)
- Configure workflow triggers and events
- Design and implement workflow structure
- Manage workflow execution and outputs
Consume and troubleshoot workflows — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 18.92%)
- Interpret workflow behavior and results
- Access workflow artifacts and logs
- Use and manage workflow templates
Author and maintain actions — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 18.92%)
- Create and troubleshoot custom actions
- Define action structure and metadata
- Distribute and maintain actions
Manage GitHub Actions for the enterprise — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 24.32%)
- Distribute and govern actions and workflows
- Manage runners at scale
- Manage encrypted secrets and variables
Secure and optimize automation — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 13.51%)
- Implement security best practices
- Optimize workflow performance and cost
Examination sources
- GitHub Actions certification page
Certification resources
- Study guide for Exam GH-200: GitHub Actions
Skills measured as of January 2026; Skills at a glance; detailed skills
- Study guide for Exam GH-200: GitHub Actions
Change log
- Study guide for Exam GH-200: GitHub Actions
Purpose of this document; Exam scoring and score reports
- GitHub Actions certification page
Practice for the exam
- GitHub Actions certification page
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