Apple Developer outage history

Developers relying on Xcode Cloud faced degraded performance as Apple Developer’s Xcode Cloud component entered a degraded state. The issue began at 6:57 PM UTC and affected build and automation workflows, with slower builds and intermittent instability while the service was in this degraded condition. The status page shows Xcode Cloud transitioning from normal to degraded and then returning to normal after the incident window.

An outage briefly disrupted Apple Developer's App Store Sandbox environment, hindering sandbox transactions for developers. The disruption began at 2:22 PM UTC and was felt via errors encountered when attempting sandbox purchases and related API calls. Apple’s status updates reflected the sandbox component going down during the window, with users reporting issues such as failed sandbox purchases and 503 responses.

Developers relying on App Store Connect experienced slow page loads and actual outages across the Apple Developer portal, with errors on product detail pages and the publishing workflow. The issue was observed globally, with users in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific reporting difficulties loading app details, submitting builds, and managing releases. The impact lasted for about an hour, beginning around 1:30 PM UTC and persisting through at least 2:45 PM UTC.

An outage affected Apple Music for Artists, which went offline starting at 3:02 PM UTC. Access to the Apple Music for Artists dashboards and related tools was unavailable for about an hour, until the service recovered at 4:17 PM UTC.

The official status updates show the Apple Music for Artists component briefly returning to normal at 4:17 PM UTC. No additional details about the cause or broader impact were provided in the updates.

Developers relying on App Store Connect could not access the service during the incident, hindering app management and submission workflows. The disruption began at Sep 30, 2026 9:52 PM UTC and was resolved by Sep 30, 2026 11:22 PM UTC, spanning roughly 1.5 hours. Because only App Store Connect appears affected in the official updates, the outage was isolated to that component within Apple Developer. The service returned to normal after the disruption, per the status updates from Apple.

Users experienced slow loading of the Apple Developer System Status page, with some unable to save information. Impact began around 11:15 AM UTC as multiple reports surfaced and the page performance degraded. An Early Warning Signal covered a brief window from 11:30 AM UTC to 11:35 AM UTC during which the status page itself remained slow or unreachable. The issue appeared to ease around 11:35 AM UTC. One user report from Warsaw noted: “Page loading very slowly, not able to save any information.” The Apple Developer status page did not publish official updates during the event.

An outage affected Apple Developer's App Store Connect - App Upload, hindering submissions for a period. The incident began at 1:57 AM UTC and was resolved by 3:52 AM UTC, lasting roughly two hours. Developers attempting to upload builds or submit apps likely experienced failures or delays, with impact centered on the App Store Connect - App Upload path while other Apple Developer services remained available. The disruption appeared to be limited in scope, with only a small number of user reports observed during the early phase.

Across regions, users reported issues loading App Store Connect and installing apps via TestFlight. The outage began around 4:45 PM UTC and lasted for about 30 minutes, with conditions easing by 5:18 PM UTC. No official Apple Developer status updates were posted during the incident.

StatusGator detected an Early Warning Signal at 4:59 PM UTC based on user reports, indicating the issue was evident before any formal acknowledgment. Reports came from multiple regions, suggesting a global impact and disruption to developers and testers trying to access or distribute builds.

An outage on the Apple Developer status page affected the Tap to Pay on iPhone component for a short period. The issue began at Sep 10, 2026 9:27 PM UTC and was resolved by Sep 10, 2026 9:57 PM UTC. During that window, Tap to Pay on iPhone was unavailable for users, before the component returned to normal. The status updates showed the component briefly moving from up to down and back to up as services recovered.

Developers relying on Apple Developer's Xcode Cloud faced an outage starting at 4:27 PM UTC when the Xcode Cloud component went offline. Build jobs could not start, causing pipelines to stall and queued tasks for software projects across environments. The impact lasted a bit over two hours, with services returning to normal by 6:52 PM UTC.