# Xcode: signing requires a development team

> Getting the error “Signing requires a development team”? Here is how to fix it. Xcode has no Apple Team ID, so it cannot pick a certificate or a profile.

**Xcode: signing requires a development team.** The Xcode project doesn’t say which Apple Developer team signs the app, so Xcode can’t pick a certificate or profile.

- iOS build. No development team selected.
- Interactive page: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/requires-a-development-team
- Build error explainer: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer
- Last updated: 2026-10-03

## What this error means

The Xcode project doesn’t say which Apple Developer team signs the app, so Xcode can’t pick a certificate or profile.

## Why it happens

Without a Team ID, Xcode has no Apple Developer team to take a certificate and a provisioning profile from.

## The message tools print

```
error: Signing for "App" requires a development team. Select a development team in the Signing & Capabilities editor. (in target 'App' from project 'App')
```

## How to fix it

1. Set DEVELOPMENT_TEAM to your 10-character Team ID on the App target (Signing & Capabilities in Xcode).
2. On CI, pass it to the build — fastlane’s team_id, or DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=… on the xcodebuild command.

## Check a log that shows this

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## Other iOS build errors

- [No signing certificate "iOS Distribution" found](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/no-signing-certificate)
- [No profiles for your bundle ID were found](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/no-provisioning-profile)
- [Provisioning profile doesn't support the capability](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/provisioning-profile-missing-capability)
- [Podfile.lock is not in sync with the sandbox](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/podfile-lock-out-of-sync)
- [CocoaPods could not find compatible versions](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/cocoapods-could-not-find-compatible-versions)
- [PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/phasescriptexecution-failed)
- [Undefined symbols for architecture arm64](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/undefined-symbols-for-architecture)

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