A sidelink buffer status report sending method includes: in a case where an uplink resource is not enough to report a total data amount of buffer data of all sidelink logical channels, sending a truncated SL BSR based on preset information of the buffer data, at least one domain of the SL BSR being associated with the preset information; or in a case where an uplink resource is not enough to report a total data amount of buffer data of all sidelink logical channels, sending the SL BSR in at least one SL BSR format based on preset priorities, the SL BSR format being determined based on the preset information of the buffer data.