A method and apparatus for indicating a channel state information report configuration. Including: receiving channel state information report configuration, the channel state information report configuration at least including a report quantity of channel state information, the report quantity is not configured as cri-RI-CQI, and/or, the channel state information report configuration does not include a list of sub-configurations, and/or, the channel state information report configuration does not include non-precoding matrix indicator antenna port indication information, and/or, a sub-configuration in a list of sub-configurations in the channel state information report configuration is not configured with antenna port subset indication information, and/or, a sub-configuration in a list of sub-configurations in the channel state information report configuration is configured with antenna port subset indication information, an activated antenna port associated with the sub-configuration being associated with non-precoding matrix indicator antenna port indication information.