First notarizations from a newly enrolled account stuck "In Progress" for 50+ hours

I enrolled as an individual Apple Developer on 2026-07-18 (Team ID W6ZKZYL87M) and I'm setting up Developer ID notarization for a macOS app distributed outside the App Store (notarytool + Developer ID Application signing).

My first notarization submissions have been stuck at status "In Progress" and have never completed:

  • notarize.zip — submitted 2026-07-18 15:34 UTC — id 9787a18e-e4a7-44cc-abe4-94900f51d336 — still In Progress (~54h)
  • probe.zip — submitted 2026-07-19 13:23 UTC — id 0f7db26d-5abb-468a-9ea5-1bec4f71e1cf — still In Progress (~33h)

The second submission (probe.zip) is a trivial ~8 KB Mach-O, locally signed with hardened runtime + secure timestamp, submitted purely to isolate the variable — and it is stuck exactly like the real app. This strongly suggests an account-level hold rather than a problem with any particular package.

What I've already verified: Developer ID Notary Service is green on the system status page; submissions enter the queue with no error (no 403 / 7000 / auth failure — I authenticate with an App Store Connect API key); I am NOT re-submitting in a loop; agreements look in order in App Store Connect.

This matches the documented "in-depth analysis / notarization profile-building" behavior for newly enrolled accounts, but 50+ hours is past the typical 24-72h window, so I would appreciate a check on whether my account is pending notarization profile provisioning or team configuration.

I have an open Developer Support ticket (case 102946182596) but am raising it here in case a DTS engineer can look at the account state.

Team ID: W6ZKZYL87M

This strongly suggests an account-level hold rather than a problem with any particular package.

Yes, of course.

This matches the documented "in-depth analysis / notarization profile-building" behavior for newly enrolled accounts

Indeed.

50+ hours is past the typical 24-72h window

50 is less than 72.

You can expect that most uploads will be notarised quickly. Occasionally, some uploads are held for additional 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.

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First notarizations from a newly enrolled account stuck "In Progress" for 50+ hours
 
 
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