The Heroku Developer Accredited Professional is designed for those who design, configure, build, implement, and deliver business value to customers on Salesforce Heroku.
Note : Accredited Professional exams are intended for Salesforce Partners with access to the Partner Learning Camp training and Partner Community.
🚀 Heroku Developer Accredited Professional Exam — What You Need to Know!
The Heroku Developer Accredited Professional exam is designed for developers with at least one year of experience on the Heroku Platform. It validates your expertise in:
✅ Building & Deploying Apps — Understand buildpacks, slug creation, and deployment strategies.
✅ Heroku CLI & Dashboard — Manage apps, logs, and add-ons using CLI commands and the UI.
✅ Add-Ons & Marketplace — Explore the Elements Marketplace for add-ons, buildpacks, and Heroku Buttons.
✅ End-to-End DevOps — Implement CI/CD, Pipelines, and Review Apps for streamlined development.
✅ Data Management — Work with Heroku Postgres (Dataclips, forks, security) & Heroku Redis (caching & real-time data).
✅ Event Streaming — Utilize Apache Kafka for real-time communication between apps & services.
✅ Security & Compliance — Understand SSL options, ACM, and best practices for securing Heroku apps.
✅ Salesforce Integration — Use Heroku Connect & APIs to sync with Salesforce and configure webhooks.
✅ 12-Factor App Architecture — Design scalable, resilient applications following best practices.
This certification is ideal for developers, architects, and DevOps professionals looking to enhance their Heroku expertise
🎯 Heroku Developer Accredited Professional Exam — Key Details
📌 Exam Format:
🔹 Questions: 60 (Multiple-choice/Multiple-select)
🔹 Duration: 90 minutes
🔹 Passing Score: 68%
💰 Fees:
✔ Registration: $150 (plus applicable taxes)
✔ Retake: $150 (plus applicable taxes)
🖥 Exam Delivery:
✅ Onsite: Proctored exam at a testing center
✅ Online: Secure remote proctoring
📖 Resources: No hard-copy or online materials allowed during the exam.
🚀 Prerequisites: None — Anyone can take the exam!
The self-study materials recommended for this exam include:
- The self-paced online training curriculum:
- Heroku Developer Curriculum
- Developer Documentation:
- Heroku Dev Center
- Trailhead (trailmix): Develop Apps with Heroku
🎯 Heroku Developer Accredited Professional — Exam Outline
The exam evaluates a candidate’s expertise in Heroku development, covering the following key areas:
🏗 1. Heroku Platform: Apps & Runtime (12%)
✅ Understand Heroku Dynos and their types
✅ Know various process types Heroku supports
✅ Identify the building blocks of a Heroku application
🚀 2. Heroku Platform: Building & Deployment (8%)
✅ Basics of building & deploying apps on Heroku
✅ Understand buildpacks & slug creation
✅ Select the right buildpacks for different use cases
📊 3. Heroku Platform — Operations (12%)
✅ Design scalable & high-performance solutions
✅ Handle high-traffic events & app scaling
🛠 4. Heroku Platform — Elements (3%)
✅ Design & deploy solutions using add-ons
✅ Understand the Elements Marketplace (add-ons, buildpacks, Heroku Buttons)
🔄 5. Continuous Delivery — Pipelines, Review Apps, CI/CD (10%)
✅ Use Heroku Flow for CI/CD & streamlining releases
✅ Implement Heroku Pipelines & Review Apps
🗄 6. Data — Redis, Postgres, & Dataclips (8%)
✅ When to use Heroku Redis for caching & real-time data
✅ Work with Heroku Postgres (security, data handling, forks, followers)
✅ Leverage Dataclips for data sharing
🔁 7. Data — Kafka & Add-ons (8%)
✅ Design solutions using Apache Kafka for event streaming
✅ Understand third-party add-ons & their use cases
🔒 8. Security — SSL, Certificates, & ACM (13%)
✅ Design secure & compliant solutions on Heroku
✅ Understand SSL options & Automated Certificate Management (ACM)
🔗 9. Integrations — Heroku Connect, APIs, & Webhooks (13%)
✅ Integrate Heroku with Salesforce using Heroku Connect
✅ Understand Heroku Connect features, Salesforce APIs, and write algorithms
✅ Configure APIs & Webhooks for event-based workflows
🏗 10. Architecting Apps — 12-Factor Methodology (13%)
✅ Understand 12-Factor Methodology
✅ Design architectures following best practices
💡 Tip: Hands-on experience with Heroku deployments, scaling, integrations, and security is essential to ace this exam!