Microsoft GitHub Actions (GH-200)
The GH-200 exam is designed for professionals who implement and configure GitHub. It validates your ability to author and manage workflows, consume and troubleshoot workflows, author and maintain actions, manage GitHub Actions for the enterprise, and secure and optimize automation.
For credential details, see GitHub Actions on Microsoft Learn.
Exam details
- Certification
- GitHub Actions
- Application
- GitHub
- Exam code
- GH-200
- Level
- Intermediate
- Passing score
- 700 out of 1000
- Renewal
- Valid for 2 years; GitHub is transitioning to Microsoft's recertification process.
Skills measured
Author and manage workflows (20–25%)
- Configure workflow events, jobs, steps, conditions, matrices, and reusable workflows.
- Use contexts, expressions, variables, outputs, and secrets safely.
Consume and troubleshoot workflows (15–20%)
- Run and monitor workflows and investigate job failures.
- Manage artifacts, caches, and workflow dependencies.
Author and maintain actions (15–20%)
- Create and maintain JavaScript, composite, and container actions.
- Use action metadata, inputs, outputs, and versioning.
Manage GitHub Actions for the enterprise (20–25%)
- Configure organization and enterprise policies for Actions.
- Manage runners, runner groups, and usage across repositories.
Secure and optimize automation (10–15%)
- Apply least-privilege permissions and protect workflow secrets.
- Improve workflow security, reliability, and resource use.