Provided are a cell access method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The cell access method is applied to a first node and includes: receiving a first synchronization signal sent by a second node in a first cell, where the first synchronization signal is used for downlink synchronization between the first node and the first cell; after the first node is downlink synchronized with the first cell, receiving first system information sent by the second node in the first cell, where the first system information carries first resource indication information, and the first resource indication information at least includes an indication for a resource required for sending a first application signal; sending the first application signal on the resource required for sending the first application signal, where the first application signal is used for requesting the second node to send first information.