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Professional-level Terraform credential for practitioners who author advanced Terraform configuration and operate Terraform workflows in production.
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About this exam
The Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional certification validates advanced, production-level Terraform expertise across configuration authoring, module development, provider usage, state management, automation, collaborative workflows, and HCP Terraform governance. The current public exam details identify Terraform 1.6 as the tested product version and the AWS provider as the currently available cloud-provider implementation.
Who should take this exam
This exam is intended for practitioners with extensive production Terraform experience. Candidates should be comfortable authoring advanced HCL, using Terraform with a cloud provider, working in Linux terminal environments, handling cloud credentials, and reading YAML, JSON, HCL, and CSV formats. HashiCorp recommends Terraform Associate certification or equivalent experience.
Career benefits
Earning this credential demonstrates professional-level ability to build reusable Terraform modules, troubleshoot dynamic configuration, manage Terraform operations over time, and support scalable team workflows with HCP Terraform. It signals readiness for senior infrastructure automation, platform engineering, DevOps, and cloud engineering responsibilities.
How to prepare
Prepare through hands-on production practice, the official Professional learning path, the official exam content list, practice labs, Terraform documentation, provider documentation, and HCP Terraform documentation. Focus on applying Terraform in real scenarios rather than memorizing syntax: initialize, plan, apply, import, refactor, manage state, design modules, configure providers, automate workflows, and govern collaboration.
Quick facts
Exam cost$295 USD, plus locally applicable taxes and fees; includes free retake per HashiCorp exam details.
Valid for2 years
Length240 minutes
Passing scoreNot publicly disclosed by HashiCorp
FormatOnline proctored; lab-based scenarios and multiple choice; current exam requires a US English QWERTY keyboard layout.
Practice questions150
Objectives6
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What's covered
1. Manage resource lifecycle
Use the Terraform CLI and configuration to initialize, plan, apply, destroy, and manage resources and state over time.
- 1a Initialize a configuration using terraform init and its options
- 1b Generate an execution plan using terraform plan and its options
- 1c Apply configuration changes using terraform apply and its options
- 1d Destroy resources using terraform destroy and its options
- 1e Manage resource state, including importing resources and reconciling resource drift
2. Develop and troubleshoot dynamic configuration
Use HCL syntax, functions, expressions, data sources, variables, outputs, meta-arguments, validation, and sensitive-data patterns to build maintainable Terraform configuration.
- 2a Use language features to validate configuration
- 2b Query providers using data sources
- 2c Compute and interpolate data using HCL functions
- 2d Use meta-arguments in configuration
- 2e Configure input variables and outputs, including complex types
- 2f Analyze best practices for managing sensitive data, such as using Vault for secrets management
3. Develop collaborative Terraform workflows
Use version constraints, remote state, automation, locking, and cross-configuration data sharing to support predictable team workflows.
- 3a Manage the Terraform binary, providers, and modules using version constraints
- 3b Configure remote state
- 3c Use the Terraform workflow in automation
- 3d Share data across configurations and workspaces
4. Create, maintain, and use Terraform modules
Create and consume modules, manage module versions, and refactor configuration into reusable module structures.
- 4a Create a module
- 4b Use a module in configuration
- 4c Refactor a module and use module versioning
- 4d Refactor an existing configuration into modules
5. Configure and use Terraform providers
Understand Terraform provider architecture and manage provider source, versioning, aliasing, authentication, upgrades, and provider errors.
- 5a Understand Terraform's plugin-based architecture
- 5b Configure providers, including aliasing, versioning, sourcing, and managing upgrades
- 5c Manage provider authentication
- 5d Troubleshoot provider errors
6. Collaborate on infrastructure as code using HCP Terraform
Analyze HCP Terraform runs, workspaces, credentials, access, policy as code, and governance features. Official guidance marks this domain as multiple-choice only.
- 6a Analyze the HCP Terraform run workflow
- 6b Understand HCP Terraform workspaces and their configuration options, including access management
- 6c Manage provider credentials in HCP Terraform
- 6d Analyze policy as code and governance features
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Study resources
Infrastructure Automation Certifications
Exam-wide sourceProfessional exam content list
Exam-wide sourceProfessional exam orientation
Exam-wide sourceProfessional learning path
Exam-wide sourceTerraform CLI documentation
1Terraform configuration language documentation
2Terraform state documentation
3Terraform modules documentation
4Terraform providers documentation
5HCP Terraform documentation
6Terraform Registry AWS provider resources
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