The invention relates to a method for determining contents of cystine, cysteine and salt thereof in amino acid injection. The method comprises the following steps: measuring a sample to be detected and a reference solution precisely, adding 0.1-1% of sodium pyrosulfite solution, shaking up, heating by 70-100 DEG C. for 10-60 minutes, fetching out, adding formic acid 1.5 ml and 30% superoxol 1.0 ml, shaking up, placing in 30+-2 DEG C. for 30 minutes, adding water to the scale, shaking up, fetching the sample to be tested and injecting into a chromatograph with cation exchange resin, carrying out gradient elution and regeneration balance by a special-purpose mobile phase A6 solution and a special-purpose sodium hydroxide regeneration liquid, carrying out a post-column derivatization reaction by a special-purpose derivatization reagent ninhydrin solution, recording a chromatogram with the detection wavelength 570 nm, and obtaining the contents by calculating peak areas according to external standard method. The invention has the beneficial effects that (1) short analysis time and saved detection time; (2) high sensitivity; (3) low price and saved detection cost; (4) good specialization.