Notarization stuck In Progress for 2+ days

Since 2026-03-17 09:06 UTC, all notarization submissions for one of our teams are stuck in "In Progress" indefinitely. Submission logs return "not yet available", indicating Apple's backend has not started processing.

Sample submission IDs:

  • 789d40c4-ff83-469f-9b9b-2ac93183125e
  • 2d4685ed-56ac-49db-8e38-63f0b15650c1
  • 5dc3f242-0add-4725-8386-bb32f8383240

18+ submissions affected. Hundreds of successful notarizations before this date with no issues.

Please advise or check backend queue status.

Answered by HuangKun in 880637022

Update: I tested with a minimal 7KB test.zip (simple signed app) using the same keychain profile. It also stuck in "In Progress" immediately, confirming the issue is account/team level, not related to the package content. Submission ID for test: 015ade60-c2f8-4af7-b535-3ae7fd5c9ffd

Accepted Answer

Update: I tested with a minimal 7KB test.zip (simple signed app) using the same keychain profile. It also stuck in "In Progress" immediately, confirming the issue is account/team level, not related to the package content. Submission ID for test: 015ade60-c2f8-4af7-b535-3ae7fd5c9ffd

Update: Two separate teams affected, detailed timeline below

Team 1 (DocuAgile):

  • 03-11 to 03-17 03:30 UTC: All Accepted (100+ successful submissions)
  • 03-17 09:06 UTC: Suddenly all Rejected (statusCode 7000, "Team is not yet configured for notarization")
  • 03-17 12:32 UTC: Brief recovery, 2 Accepted
  • 03-17 13:08 UTC: Back to Rejected
  • 03-18 13:51 UTC: Recovery again, 2 Accepted
  • 03-19 02:30 UTC onwards: All stuck In Progress, logs return "not yet available"
  • Tested with a 7KB minimal test.zip — also stuck: 015ade60-c2f8-4af7-b535-3ae7fd5c9ffd

Team 2 (separate account):

  • 03-11 to 03-17 03:30 UTC: All Accepted (100+ successful submissions)
  • 03-17 09:06 UTC: All stuck In Progress, never recovered
  • Agreement was not signed — signed it today, still no recovery
  • All submission logs return "not yet available"
  • Earliest stuck submission: 789d40c4-ff83-469f-9b9b-2ac93183125e (2026-03-17 09:06 UTC)
  • Latest stuck submission: ef7f8dbb-a7db-44c8-910c-532761b2a528 (2026-03-19 11:53 UTC)

Both teams have valid Developer ID Application certificates (expiry 2031). Issue is not related to package content or size — minimal test package also affected. Could you please check the backend queue status for both teams?

Update: We received an App Review rejection on 2026-03-17 06:02 UTC for Guideline 4.1(a) (Copycats - references to OpenClaw). The notarization queue started failing at

2026-03-17 09:06 UTC, exactly 3 hours after the rejection. Could this App Review rejection have triggered a backend review of our account affecting notarization?

Notarization stuck In Progress for 2+ days
 
 
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