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Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect

We do not teach just for the test.Worked examples and real discussion, not a question bank. The exam is then delivered in the classroom — 98% pass it first time.
$2,430catalog price — your starting point
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Next date
  • 16 Nov 2026Sterling, VA
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3 daysconsecutive days
Live onlineor in the classroom
ProfessionalIntegration and Architecture
50% labs50% lecture
24 monthsfree retakes

Course overview

Download the course datasheetThe full outline for Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect, as a PDF.
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique three-day training camp comprised of three days of instructor-led learning that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to design integrations between Salesforce and other systems: evaluating the landscape and business needs, translating needs into integration requirements, choosing patterns and APIs, building and maintaining integrations.

The camp follows the exam outline Salesforce publishes for this certification, with hands-on work in a free Salesforce Developer Edition org throughout. Platform Integration Architect is one of the domain architect credentials that count toward the System Architect designation.

Salesforce, Agentforce, Trailhead, Data 360, MuleSoft, Tableau and Slack are trademarks of Salesforce, Inc.

This course prepares students to take the Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect exam.

What's included

13 items
thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect exam
Hands-on lab guide for a free Salesforce Developer Edition org
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
All courses taught by experienced Salesforce-certified practitioners
Additional hours of remote lab access
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course

What you'll be able to do

12 objectives
  • Evaluate a system landscape and business needs
  • Translate needs into integration requirements
  • Choose request-reply, fire-and-forget, batch and event patterns
  • Select SOAP, REST, Bulk, Streaming, callouts or Salesforce Connect
  • Design for security, scale and error handling
  • Maintain and monitor integrations
  • Evaluate the Current System Landscape: Systems inventory; constraints; standards
  • Evaluate Business Needs: Requirements; volumes and timing; security needs
  • Translate Needs to Integration Requirements: Pattern selection; data and process integration; governance
  • Design Integration Solutions: APIs and middleware; events and CDC; authentication
  • Build Solution: Callouts and named credentials; error handling and retry; testing
  • Maintain Integration: Monitoring; limits; versioning

The exam

105minutes to complete
  • Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect
  • Exam fee set by Salesforce: $400 USD per attempt (retakes $200)
  • Passing score: 67%
  • Exams are scheduled through Salesforce's certification site and taken at a testing center or online proctored - we help you schedule your attempt

Who it's for, and what you need first

Target Audience

  • Senior developers and administrators moving into architecture
  • Integration architects
  • Technical consultants
  • Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0

Prerequisites

  • No certification prerequisite
  • Administrator, App Builder or Platform Developer level knowledge and basic Apex recommended

How it's delivered

Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery

Dates and locations

22 scheduled
Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.