The present document discloses methods and apparatuses for reporting and processing information about a proximity service supporting capability. In the method, a first communication node determines indication information to be reported, herein the indication information is used for indicating information about a proximity service supporting capability of the first communication node, and the first communication node reports the indication information to a second communication node. According to the technical scheme provided by the present document, a base station can more reasonably and effectively allocate service resources to UE.