First-time notarization submissions stuck "In Progress" for 72+ hours

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Hi,

I'm a new Developer ID account holder submitting my first app for notarization. All submissions have been stuck "In Progress" for 72+ hours. Apple System Status has shown all services operational throughout.

Team ID: 4L9YA7S99L

$ xcrun notarytool history --keychain-profile "blackbox"

Successfully received submission history.
  history
    --------------------------------------------------
    createdDate: 2026-03-09T11:19:41.697Z
    id: 2c0cdf3d-a3ac-4d86-8eb0-2f601b2d09c5
    name: Blackbox-0.2.0.dmg
    status: In Progress
    --------------------------------------------------
    createdDate: 2026-03-07T18:11:37.660Z
    id: 5ab09d84-b2e2-4738-9b63-100a7dd46882
    name: Blackbox-0.1.0.dmg
    status: In Progress
    --------------------------------------------------
    createdDate: 2026-03-06T22:47:21.410Z
    id: 1c90fa3e-c52a-4468-8056-06ff5d7d3752
    name: Blackbox-0.1.0.dmg
    status: In Progress
    --------------------------------------------------
    createdDate: 2026-03-06T22:34:55.803Z
    id: 4bbd6f77-7ff6-445f-817c-21f9909dfe7a
    name: Blackbox-0.1.0.dmg
    status: In Progress
    --------------------------------------------------
    createdDate: 2026-03-06T21:28:26.904Z
    id: 3c63ed16-be5d-4900-b82d-5df9557a47b4
    name: Blackbox-0.1.0.dmg
    status: In Progress
    --------------------------------------------------
    createdDate: 2026-03-06T21:24:14.558Z
    id: 76df3f18-57a1-49b7-87e2-3f2bf0e4e6d5
    name: Blackbox-0.1.0.dmg
    status: Invalid

The Invalid submission (76df3f18) was error 4000 due to unsigned binaries in a bundled framework. That's been fixed in all subsequent submissions.

The app is a small macOS menu bar utility (~2 MB DMG), signed with Developer ID Application certificate, hardened runtime enabled, no restricted entitlements. codesign --verify --deep --strict and spctl --assess --type execute both pass locally.

Is there a known processing delay for first-time Developer ID accounts, or could something be stuck on the backend?

Thanks for any guidance.

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

1w

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.

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