This application relates to the wireless communications field, and provides a method for obtaining a control resource set. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, at least one piece of indication information from a network device, where the at least one piece of indication information is used to indicate a first time domain resource position, and the first time domain resource position is unavailable for transmitting control information; obtaining, by the terminal device, a second control resource set based on the at least one piece of indication information; and detecting, by the terminal device, the control information on the second control resource set.