Hi all,
I enrolled in the Apple Developer Program on April 29 and immediately started notarizing my Electron-based macOS app. All submissions are stuck "In Progress" for 24–67 hours, with no Accepted or Invalid verdict.
Team ID: VKFQG6Q29S
Account: Individual, newly enrolled 2026-04-29
Submissions stuck (all "In Progress"):
- 2142f524-4c36-4452-a25d-2260d3b7010d (created 2026-04-30, ~50h)
- 6237312a-ae36-4a98-8ffe-37193c150a69 (created 2026-04-30, ~54h)
- 5184f493-f574-4f34-a536-8184bf4ce4eb (created 2026-04-29, ~64h)
- c108ed9f-1908-4c47-9b32-c55d34da99c7 (created 2026-04-29, ~67h)
- e1502fcd-dad6-402d-a0aa-550a1907ee46 (created 2026-05-01, fresh — submitted via App Store
Connect API key as a control)
What I have verified:
- Developer ID Application certificate is valid and trusted
(security find-identity -v -p codesigningshows it) - Inside-out signing: every Mach-O binary signed individually with hardened runtime, secure timestamp, entitlements; Helper apps and frameworks sealed top-level
AFTER inner binaries; parent .app sealed last; DMG container codesigned codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 /path/to/app→ "valid on disk" and "satisfies its Designated Requirement"- I tried both auth methods: App-Specific Password (notarytool keychain profile A) and App Store Connect API Key (Team Key, Developer role, validated successfully). Both produce the same "In Progress" stall.
- Three earlier submissions returned "Invalid" within minutes with concrete errors (missing entitlements on shm-bridge .dylib, broken parent seal etc.), which I fixed. After the fixes, every submission gets stuck "In Progress" with no terminal status.
- I opened a Code Signing support case (102882655678) on April 30, no response yet.
Has anyone else experienced extended "In Progress" hold on a freshly enrolled Developer ID? Is there a known first-submission review queue, and what's the typical SLA? Any way to escalate or is waiting the only path?
Thank you.
You can expect that most uploads will be notarised quickly. Occasionally, some uploads are held for in-depth analysis and may take longer to complete. As you notarise your apps, the system will learn how to recognise them, and you should see fewer delays.
For lots of additional info about notarisation, see Notarisation Resources. Specifically, it links to a Q&A with the notary service team that’s quite instructive.
Has anyone else experienced extended "In Progress" hold on a freshly enrolled Developer ID?
That seems to be pretty common, based on what I see here on the forums.
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