The present disclosure discloses a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port configuration information obtaining method, a DMRS port configuration information delivery method, and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies, to reduce signaling overheads. The DMRS port configuration information obtaining method may include: receiving, by user equipment (UE), indication information sent by a base station, where the indication information includes overview information of DMRS ports of all UEs scheduled by the base station; and obtaining, by the UE, DMRS port configuration information of all the UEs according to a preset rule and the indication information.