Focuses on building custom applications declaratively: custom objects and fields, relationships, Lightning App Builder, Dynamic Forms, page layouts, and deployment considerations.
Exam Details · 2026
Platform App Builder
60
Questions
scored questions
105 min
Time Limit
~1.8 min/question
63%
Passing Score
38 correct needed
$200
Exam Price
$100 retake
Recommended Study Timeline
5--7 weeks at 1--2 hours per day. Week 1--2: data modeling, objects, relationships. Week 3--4: business logic and automation (28%). Week 5: Lightning App Builder and Dynamic Forms (22%). Week 6--7: security, reporting, and practice exams.
Recommended Flashcard Bundles
Drill these bundles while studying for this certification.
Click a domain to see key topics. Weights total 100%.
Study in this order to maximize your score based on domain weight.
Highest weight. Flow Builder is the core -- master all flow types, approval processes, and validation rules.
Nearly half the exam together. Know the data model deeply.
Dynamic Forms, page layouts, record types, and custom apps are practical and testable.
Small but easy marks -- know the report types and cross filters.
Strategies from people who've been there.
This cert is about building apps declaratively. Know every relationship type and when each is appropriate.
Flow Builder is 28% of the exam. Every flow type, every element, every best practice.
Master-detail vs lookup: when a master is deleted, detail records are deleted too. Roll-up summaries require master-detail.
Dynamic Forms allow field-level visibility rules on Lightning pages -- much finer control than page layouts.
Know when to recommend declarative vs Apex code. The exam tests this judgment call repeatedly.
Ready to start studying?
Hit the flashcards, then review the official Trailhead exam guide.
