GH-200: GitHub Actions

Pick how to study

• Try 10 free GH-200 questions
• GH-200 mock exam: timed, you pick the length
• GH-200 flashcards: spaced repetition
• GH-200 decision sheets: look-alike services, settled

The GH-200 exam

• Questions: 305

Why earn the GH-200 certification in 2026

GH-200 is Microsoft's associate-level certification for GitHub Actions. Microsoft aims it at candidates with expertise automating software development workflows, including CI/CD, GitHub repositories, and GitHub Packages. There is no prerequisite certification. The exam covers authoring and managing workflows, consuming and troubleshooting workflows, authoring and maintaining actions, managing Actions for the enterprise, and securing and optimising automation.

Who should sit this exam

DevOps engineers building CI/CD pipelines, platform engineers designing reusable workflows, release engineers automating deployments, and development teams standardising their build processes.

Exam tips

• Master workflow syntax: jobs, steps, matrix strategies, and reusable workflows
• Know environment protection rules, deployment gates, and approval workflows
• Understand self-hosted runners: configuration, scaling, and security hardening
• Practice building custom actions: JavaScript actions, Docker container actions, composite actions

GH-200 study resources

• Build a study plan: tell us your exam date and we schedule daily practice and review sessions backwards from the date.
• Decision sheets: each sheet settles one choice between look-alike services, verdict first, then the comparison, then the traps.

Frequently asked about GH-200

How many questions are in the GH-200 GitHub Actions practice exam?

AzurePrep covers GH-200 GitHub Actions with practice questions written to the published exam objectives, spanning workflow syntax, reusable workflows, environment protection, self-hosted runners, and custom action authoring. The current question count is shown on the GH-200 landing page.

What does the GH-200 exam cover?

GH-200 covers authoring GitHub Actions workflows, jobs, matrix strategies, reusable and composite workflows, environment protection rules and deployment gates, self-hosted runner configuration and security, and building custom JavaScript and Docker container actions.

Who should sit GH-200?

GH-200 suits DevOps engineers building CI/CD pipelines on GitHub, platform engineers designing reusable workflows, release engineers automating deployments, and development teams standardising their build and release processes.

Other Associate certifications

• Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions (AZ-400) practice exam
• GitHub Copilot (GH-300) practice exam
• GitHub Foundations (GH-900) practice exam

Ready for GH-200?

Try the practice surface for free. Answer a few questions, see the spacing loop, then decide. Try 10 free GH-200 questions or browse the catalogue.