Azure AZ-400

The passing score is 700. Microsoft publishes guidance on how exam scores work, and the scaled score is reported on your score report after the appointment. Because 700 is a scaled value rather than a raw percentage of correct answers, aim to be comfortably strong across every measured domain instead of targeting an exact number of right answers.

Yes. To become a Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert you must first earn at least one of two prerequisites: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate. AZ-400 is the required exam that sits on top of that foundation, so plan the associate-level certification into your study timeline.

Microsoft's AZ-400 exam page does not publish a question count or a duration, so treat any specific figure you see elsewhere with caution. What is published is the passing score of 700 and the five measured domains with their percentage weights. Prepare for breadth across all five rather than optimizing for a known item count.

Start with design and implement build and release pipelines, which carries 50–55% of the measured weight and is by far the largest area. Once that is solid, spread effort across the four smaller areas: processes and communications (10–15%), source control strategy (10–15%), security and compliance (10–15%), and instrumentation (5–10%).

The exam is available in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Traditional), and Italian. The English version was updated on July 27, 2026, and localized versions are typically updated about eight weeks after that date, so a translation may lag the English content.

No. Microsoft lists the retirement date for AZ-400 as none, so there is no scheduled end date to plan around. Keep an eye on the official exam page anyway, since Microsoft notes that exam content is revised periodically and the English version was most recently updated on July 27, 2026.

Pricing is set per country or region and is displayed when you schedule, so the amount is not fixed in the published exam details and excludes applicable taxes. Microsoft's exam page does not state a retake policy, so confirm scheduling and retake terms through your certification account before you book.

Microsoft strongly recommends registering with a personal Microsoft account (MSA). If you register with an organizational work or school Entra ID account and later leave that organization, your exam records will be lost and cannot be recovered. Booking under a personal account keeps your transcript and certification history portable.

Yes. Microsoft offers a free practice assessment for AZ-400, and you can try the exam sandbox to see how the testing interface behaves before your appointment. The practice assessment is a separate experience from the exam itself, so use it to find weak domains, then go back to the study guide for those areas.

Microsoft role-based certifications expire unless renewed, and renewal is free: you pass a short online assessment on Microsoft Learn instead of retaking the exam. Renewal keeps your skills current with the latest product updates, so schedule it before your certification lapses rather than waiting until the last moment.