First-time notarization stuck "In Progress" for all submissions

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Hello, I'm submitting my first macOS app for notarization from a new Developer ID team. All three submissions have been stuck at "In Progress" for several hours now. notarytool log returns "Submission log is not yet available" for all of them.

Submission IDs: 39856e43-46ee-45ed-b1c7-771FB6603258 (submitted 2026-04-18T10:00 UTC) 3edf2f4f-cbaf-4e14-ba3b-c1b4e111827e (submitted 2026-04-18T10:03 UTC) 858c52e7-3386-41a8-8fee-a31c49980319 (submitted 2026-04-18T10:25 UTC)

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This is the first notarization attempt for this Developer ID team
App is signed with Developer ID Application certificate, hardened runtime enabled
codesign --verify --deep --strict passes
All nested code (including Sparkle framework helpers) is properly signed
Only public system frameworks are linked (IOKit, AppKit, Foundation, etc.)
Entitlements: app-sandbox + Sparkle mach-lookup exceptions only
No private API usage

Is this expected for first-time submissions, or could someone check the backend queue status for these submissions? Any guidance appreciated.

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Answer 1

ercin OP

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Submission IDs:

39856e43-46ee-45ed-b1c7-771fb6603258 (submitted 2026-04-18T10:00 UTC)

3edf2f4f-cbaf-4e14-ba3b-c1b4e111827e (submitted 2026-04-18T10:03 UTC)

858c52e7-3386-41a8-8fee-a31c49980319 (submitted 2026-04-18T10:25 UTC)

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Answer 2

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

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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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