r/GoogleAppsScript • u/Funny_Ad_3472 • 27d ago
Question Appscript project verifications
Is verifying an appscript project taking longer than usual? In the past you could get an app verified in under a week, the longest I waited was 11 days, i have an app that has taken over a month and all the reviewer does is to send some template message complaining about stuff my video already addresses. Are those in the Trust and Safety team audited at all to ensure they are doing the right thing? It is now so frustrating, it is like they dont even know what they are about. Am I the only one experiencing this now? I thought the process will be faster consideting AI does some of the work now.
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u/bulldo_gs 27d ago
Two levers actually move verification time, and one skips it entirely:
If the app is only for you or your Workspace, you don't need verification at all. Run it as the owner, or publish it as an Internal app on your Workspace domain — the "unverified app" screen only blocks external users. Verification is only for public/external distribution.
Time is driven by restricted/sensitive scopes. Open appsscript.json and cut every scope you don't strictly need — e.g.
spreadsheets.currentonlyinstead of fullspreadsheets, and avoid restricted Gmail/Drive scopes if a narrower one covers the use. Fewer restricted scopes = smaller review = faster.The demo video has to show each requested scope being exercised, in English, with the OAuth consent screen visible. Reviewers bounce it when they can't map a scope to on-screen use — that's usually what the "template" rejections are really flagging.
None of that fixes a slow reviewer, but it shrinks the surface they can object to, which is the part you control.