Query on pre-requisite certification for az-400

Question

I’m preparing to take the Az-400 certification exam. My question is: if I pass Az-400 without first attempting the Az-104/az-204 exam, will I still receive the Az-400 certification?"

Answer 1

Good question, Keerthana.

You can take and pass the AZ-400 exam anytime, even without AZ-104 or AZ-204. But — to earn the “Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert” badge, you must hold either AZ-104 (Administrator Associate) or AZ-204 (Developer Associate) as a prerequisite.

So, if you pass AZ-400 first, your result stays valid, but you’ll only get the Expert certification after you also pass one of those prerequisite associate exams.

You can check the official note here: Microsoft Learn – DevOps Engineer Expert.

Hope this clears it up.