Exam Plat-Dev-301 Topic 1 Question 76 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-Dev-301 exam
Question #: 76
Topic #: 1
A developer has a test class that creates test data before making a mock callout but now receives a 'You have uncommitted work pending. Please commit or rollback before calling out' error.
Which step should be taken to resolve the error?

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When working with Apex tests that involve callouts, it's important to avoid the 'uncommitted work pending' error. This error typically occurs because DML operations (like inserts) are pending when a callout is attempted. Salesforce requires that all callouts are made before any DML operations in a transaction. To avoid this, the pattern is to insert the records before calling Test.startTest(), and then make the callout after this call. Test.startTest() marks the point where your actual test begins, and it resets the governor limits. By making the callout after this point, it ensures that the DML operations are committed and you are within a new execution context regarding governor limits.
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by Herman at Feb 10, 2026, 12:37 AM

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