A communications method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining one or more occasions on which a first channel is sent; and sending the first channel on the one or more occasions to at least one terminal device. The first channel carries first information. The first information includes one or more information blocks. Each information block corresponds to one of the at least one terminal device. Each information block corresponds to a different terminal device. Each information block includes one first information field set that is used to indicate information about detection performed on a second channel by a terminal device corresponding to the information block in which the first information field set is located.