Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for controlling a self-optimization switch. By using technical solutions provided in embodiments of the present disclosure, enabling and disabling of self-optimization can be controlled, and a state of the self-optimization switch can be obtained. A technical solution provided in embodiments of the present disclosure is as follows: a method for controlling a self-optimization switch includes: obtaining a target state of a self-optimization switch; and sending a setting command that includes the target state to a managed unit, where the setting command instructs the managed unit to change the state of the self-optimization switch to the target state.