A network inspection method comprising obtaining target inspection policy information, where the target inspection policy information indicates the network device to collect inspection result information, and the inspection result information includes first network data and second network data status information; obtaining the inspection result information in response to a case in which the network device meets an inspection trigger condition; sending an inspection report to the network management device for the network management device to determine a network inspection result based on the inspection report, where the inspection report includes the inspection result information.