Apple Developer outage history

Apple Developer's App Store - Sandbox environment experienced an outage. The incident began on Nov 4, 2025 3:52 PM UTC with the Sandbox component listed as down and was resolved by Nov 4, 2025 6:22 PM UTC when the service returned to up. The outage disrupted sandbox testing workflows for developers relying on App Store services and lasted about 2 hours and 30 minutes. The Apple Developer System Status page posted two updates during the incident documenting the outage and restoration. No user reports were observed, and the issue appeared isolated to App Store - Sandbox with no broader impact on other Apple Developer services.

A service disruption on Apple Developer affected News Publisher and App Store - In-App Purchases. News Publisher went offline at Oct 24, 2025 4:57 PM UTC, followed by App Store - In-App Purchases outages at Oct 24, 2025 5:32 PM UTC. The outage disrupted publishing and in-app purchase workflows for developers.

App Store - In-App Purchases recovered by Oct 24, 2025 6:52 PM UTC and News Publisher was restored by Oct 24, 2025 8:07 PM UTC. The incident lasted about 3 hours and 10 minutes, with Apple Developer issuing four status updates during the event.

Apple Developer experienced a global outage affecting App Store Connect - TestFlight, Apple Podcasts Connect, and Apple Music for Artists. Users could not access these services, with TestFlight and App Store Connect experiencing significant access issues and interruptions to related workflows. The disruption impacted developers uploading and testing apps, publishers using Podcasts Connect, and artists managing data in Apple Music for Artists, with reports coming in from many regions around the world. The incident began when the Apple Developer status page showed a transition to down and persisted for several hours, ending with a recovery.

Apple Developer experienced a prolonged outage affecting the Developer ID Notary Service, starting at Oct 8, 2025 5:52 PM UTC and lasting until Oct 14, 2025 6:07 PM UTC. This disrupted the notarization process for macOS apps and could prevent developers from distributing signed software during the period. The outage was global in scope, with developers across regions reporting notarization failures.

Separately, App Store - In-App Purchases faced a brief outage from Oct 14, 2025 2:52 AM UTC to Oct 14, 2025 5:07 AM UTC, temporarily hindering in-app purchases for users during that window. While shorter in duration, this second incident affected purchase flows for a portion of users.

Across the incident, Apple Developer issued multiple updates to communicate progress and recovery timelines. The outages affected two components, reflecting a broader disruption to developer tooling and consumer purchase flows. User reports indicate the impact was felt across multiple regions.

Xcode Cloud on Apple Developer experienced a brief degraded state starting at Oct 4, 2025 5:02 AM UTC and returning to normal by Oct 4, 2025 5:37 AM UTC. The incident lasted about 35 minutes and affected builds and CI workflows that rely on Xcode Cloud. The Apple Developer status page issued two updates during the event, noting the degraded performance and later confirming restoration of service. The impact appeared localized to Xcode Cloud with no wider Apple Developer services reported as affected.

Apple Podcasts Connect was unavailable for podcasters for about five hours, preventing publishing or managing shows through the portal. The outage began at 10:37 PM UTC and was resolved by 3:42 AM UTC. Creators relying on the Apple Podcasts Connect portal would have been unable to perform publishing tasks or account changes during the incident.

The Apple Developer status page published two updates about the incident, with Apple Podcasts Connect transitioning from down to up as part of the recovery. The service was restored by Sep 30, 2025 3:42 AM UTC. The incident appeared contained to the Apple Podcasts Connect component, with no broader Apple Developer service disruption reported.

Apple Developer's Xcode Cloud experienced degraded performance beginning on Sep 24, 2025 4:27 AM UTC, with the status moving from up to warn. The degradation affected CI/CD workflows built on Xcode Cloud, with developers reporting build failures, simulator boot issues, and related deployment problems across multiple regions.

The degraded state persisted until Sep 25, 2025 7:22 PM UTC, when the status returned to up. Apple Developer issued two official updates during the incident to communicate the change and eventual restoration. The outage lasted approximately 1 day 15 hours.

Xcode Cloud briefly degraded starting at 4:17 AM UTC and was fully restored by 4:22 AM UTC. Users relying on Xcode Cloud for CI/CD may have experienced intermittent performance issues during this five‑minute window. The Apple Developer status page issued two updates during the incident, with the service returning to normal after the short outage.

Xcode Cloud experienced a brief degradation on Apple's Developer status page. The incident began at 4:07 AM UTC and lasted about 5 minutes, during which some users may have faced intermittent issues with builds and CI workflows that relied on Xcode Cloud. Apple Developer posted two status updates during the event, listing Xcode Cloud as degraded before returning to normal, with the service restored by 4:12 AM UTC.

The Xcode Cloud component experienced a brief degradation in service on 3:52 AM UTC to 3:57 AM UTC UTC, likely affecting CI/CD workflows that rely on Xcode Cloud. The incident lasted about 5 minutes and the service returned to normal by 3:57 AM UTC. The provider's status page indicated degradation for Xcode Cloud during the window and subsequently reported resolution. The provider issued 2 status updates during the incident, outlining the degraded service and its restoration, but no root cause details were published in the updates.