Mule-Dev-202 study guide · 2026

The 8 Mule-Dev-202 domains, explained

8 domains and 31 official objectives. Employ best practices when using hyperautomation carries the most weight at 20%. Each guide explains what the domain covers, how its questions are framed and where candidates lose marks.

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Questions
60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions
Time
90 minutes
Passing score
70%
Outline
Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Hyperautomation Developer (Mule-Dev-202) exam outline, eight sections (Winter '26 maintenance cycle; exam retiring, last exam day 31 August 2026)

Exam blueprint

Bar widths follow the official weights. Weight ranges are drawn at their midpoint.

  1. 1 20%
  2. 2 12%
  3. 3 17%
  4. 4 13%
  5. 5 15%
  6. 6 7%
  7. 7 8%
  8. 8 8%
  1. 1 Employ best practices when using hyperautomation
  2. 2 Use Composer to automate data integrations in a hyperautomation project
  3. 3 Design, build, and manage MuleSoft RPA processes used in hyperautomation
  4. 4 Use Salesforce Flow to build hyperautomation workflows
  5. 5 Use Anypoint platform to deliver, and manage APIs in a hyperautomation project
  6. 6 Use Anypoint Platform to monitor hyperautomation API endpoints
  7. 7 Use Anypoint Exchange to catalog (publish), share, discover, and reuse assets
  8. 8 Use Salesforce Flow Orchestrator to build parallel, multi-user, multi-step workstreams

All 8 domains

31 official objectives 60–77 hrs suggested study

  1. Domain 01 20%

    Employ best practices when using hyperautomation

    The heaviest section asks you to pick the right tool among Salesforce Flow, Composer, MuleSoft RPA and Anypoint Platform, wire them together, test the whole chain and handle failures. Note that this credential is retiring.

    Inside this domain

    • Given a scenario, identify the correct tools to use.
    • Model suitable tests and create data to test an end-to-end hyperautomation solution.
    • Implement key common design patterns for communicating between Salesforce, Anypoint, Composer, and RPA.
    • Employ typical fault handling approaches for each tool.
    • and 2 more objectives

    Watch for Bot for everything

    Objectives
    6
    Questions est.
    ~12
    Study time est.
    12–15 hrs
  2. Domain 02 12%

    Use Composer to automate data integrations in a hyperautomation project

    Composer is the no-code integration tool on this exam. Expect questions on connecting Salesforce to other apps with triggers and connectors, branching and looping, transforming values with formulas, and testing a flow before activating it.

    Inside this domain

    • Given a scenario, connect systems using a Composer flow and connectors.
    • Given a scenario, implement the appropriate flow controls including If/Else blocks and For Each loops.
    • Given a scenario, transform data using number, string, and date functions and formulas.
    • Test Composer flows to ensure they work as expected.

    Watch for Schedule instead of event

    Objectives
    4
    Questions est.
    ~7
    Study time est.
    7–9 hrs
  3. Domain 03 17%

    Design, build, and manage MuleSoft RPA processes used in hyperautomation

    MuleSoft RPA automates work in applications that have no API. This section follows a process through RPA Manager from evaluation and design to build, test, deployment and monitoring, with RPA Builder and bots doing the work.

    Inside this domain

    • Evaluate an RPA process in MuleSoft RPA Manager.
    • Perform general RPA process development tasks including designing, building, and testing RPA processes.
    • Deploy RPA processes.
    • Monitor and troubleshoot RPA processes.

    Watch for Automate the judgment step

    Objectives
    4
    Questions est.
    ~10
    Study time est.
    10–13 hrs
  4. Domain 04 13%

    Use Salesforce Flow to build hyperautomation workflows

    Salesforce Flow is the automation layer inside the org. This section tests choosing the right flow type, using bots for customer service, testing record-triggered flows and connecting flows to external APIs.

    Inside this domain

    • Given a hyperautomation scenario, build the appropriate flow using Salesforce Flow.
    • Work with Einstein Bots to automate customer service.
    • Create tests for record-triggered flows with Flow Testing.
    • Given a scenario, connect Salesforce flows with other APIs.
    • and 1 more objectives

    Watch for Callout from before-save

    Objectives
    5
    Questions est.
    ~8
    Study time est.
    8–10 hrs
  5. Domain 05 15%

    Use Anypoint platform to deliver, and manage APIs in a hyperautomation project

    Anypoint Platform delivers the governed APIs in a hyperautomation solution. This section covers API specifications as composable building blocks, the platform's main components, and where Mule applications can be deployed.

    Inside this domain

    • Describe composable building blocks (that is, APIs/Specs) and how to consume them.
    • Summarize Anypoint Platform hyperautomation capabilities and high-level components.
    • Describe Mule application deployment options.

    Watch for Direct to backend

    Objectives
    3
    Questions est.
    ~9
    Study time est.
    9–11 hrs
  6. Domain 06 7%

    Use Anypoint Platform to monitor hyperautomation API endpoints

    This small section covers how API Manager governs endpoints with basic or proxy configurations and policies, and how Anypoint Monitoring shows the health of applications and APIs in a hyperautomation solution.

    Inside this domain

    • Using hyperautomation best practices to determine how to manage APIs using basic endpoint configurations, proxy endpoint configurations, and policies.
    • Describe Anypoint Monitoring for applications and APIs.

    Watch for Change the code to secure it

    Objectives
    2
    Questions est.
    ~4
    Study time est.
    4–6 hrs
  7. Domain 07 8%

    Use Anypoint Exchange to catalog (publish), share, discover, and reuse assets

    Anypoint Exchange is the catalog where APIs, specs, connectors and templates are published, discovered and reused. This section covers private and public publishing, the mocking service and catalog best practices.

    Inside this domain

    • Publish assets to private and public Anypoint Exchanges.
    • Test APIs using the Anypoint Exchange mocking service.
    • Given a hyperautomation scenario, employ Anypoint Exchange best practices.

    Watch for Wait for the build

    Objectives
    3
    Questions est.
    ~5
    Study time est.
    5–6 hrs
  8. Domain 08 8%

    Use Salesforce Flow Orchestrator to build parallel, multi-user, multi-step workstreams

    Flow Orchestration coordinates long-running processes across people and automation. This section covers stages and steps, custom entry and exit conditions, assigning interactive work to groups or queues, and debugging and managing orchestrations.

    Inside this domain

    • Combine multiple automated workflows into a coordinated process.
    • Customize entry and exit conditions for evaluation flows.
    • Assign interactive steps to groups or queues.
    • Debug, deploy, and manage Flow Orchestration.

    Watch for One giant screen flow

    Objectives
    4
    Questions est.
    ~5
    Study time est.
    5–7 hrs

Study the heaviest domains first

Marks follow weight. This order puts the most marks behind you first, across about 60–77 hrs of study.

  1. 1 Employ best practices when using hyperautomation 20% · 12–15 hrs
  2. 3 Design, build, and manage MuleSoft RPA processes used in hyperautomation 17% · 10–13 hrs
  3. 5 Use Anypoint platform to deliver, and manage APIs in a hyperautomation project 15% · 9–11 hrs
  4. 4 Use Salesforce Flow to build hyperautomation workflows 13% · 8–10 hrs
  5. 2 Use Composer to automate data integrations in a hyperautomation project 12% · 7–9 hrs
  6. 7 Use Anypoint Exchange to catalog (publish), share, discover, and reuse assets 8% · 5–6 hrs
  7. 8 Use Salesforce Flow Orchestrator to build parallel, multi-user, multi-step workstreams 8% · 5–7 hrs
  8. 6 Use Anypoint Platform to monitor hyperautomation API endpoints 7% · 4–6 hrs

Try one

Practice questionDomain 1: Employ best practices when using hyperautomation

An insurer wants claims created in Salesforce to be entered automatically into a 20-year-old desktop claims system that has no API, then have adjusters approve them in stages. Which combination should the developer propose?

One trap from every domain

The answer that looks right, and the clue that gives it away.

  • Domain 1

    Bot for everything

    Clue The scenario mentions that the system has a REST API or a Composer connector.

  • Domain 2

    Schedule instead of event

    Clue The requirement says when a record is created or updated.

  • Domain 3

    Automate the judgment step

    Clue The scenario mentions review, discretion or unclear rules.

  • Domain 4

    Callout from before-save

    Clue The flow must reach an external system.

  • Domain 5

    Direct to backend

    Clue Several consumers need the same system data.

  • Domain 6

    Change the code to secure it

    Clue The question mentions applying governance quickly or consistently.

  • Domain 7

    Wait for the build

    Clue The spec exists but the implementation is weeks away.

  • Domain 8

    One giant screen flow

    Clue Several teams act on the same record over days.

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Mule-Dev-202 domains: common questions

How many domains are in the Mule-Dev-202 exam?

Mule-Dev-202 has 8 domains with 31 official objectives between them: Employ best practices when using hyperautomation, Use Composer to automate data integrations in a hyperautomation project, Design, build, and manage MuleSoft RPA processes used in hyperautomation, Use Salesforce Flow to build hyperautomation workflows, Use Anypoint platform to deliver, and manage APIs in a hyperautomation project, Use Anypoint Platform to monitor hyperautomation API endpoints, Use Anypoint Exchange to catalog (publish), share, discover, and reuse assets and Use Salesforce Flow Orchestrator to build parallel, multi-user, multi-step workstreams.

Which Mule-Dev-202 domain carries the most weight?

Employ best practices when using hyperautomation is the heaviest at 20%, followed by Design, build, and manage MuleSoft RPA processes used in hyperautomation (17%). The lightest is Use Anypoint Platform to monitor hyperautomation API endpoints (7%). Weights come from Salesforce's official outline.

What is the Mule-Dev-202 exam format?

Questions: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions. Time allowed: 90 minutes. Passing score: 70%.

How long should I study for Mule-Dev-202?

Our planning estimate is 60–77 hrs across all domains, split by weight. It is an editorial estimate, not an official figure, so adjust it to your experience and to how you score on practice questions.

Where should I start?

Start with Employ best practices when using hyperautomation, because it carries the most marks, then work down by weight. Use the checklist on each domain page to confirm you can do what the domain asks before moving on.

Which outline is this guide based on?

This guide follows Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Hyperautomation Developer (Mule-Dev-202) exam outline, eight sections (Winter '26 maintenance cycle; exam retiring, last exam day 31 August 2026), published by Salesforce. It was last reviewed in October 2026.

Domain names, weights and objectives come from Salesforce's official outline (Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Hyperautomation Developer (Mule-Dev-202) exam outline, eight sections (Winter '26 maintenance cycle; exam retiring, last exam day 31 August 2026)). Question counts and study hours are editorial planning estimates, not official figures. Last reviewed October 2026.