The invention discloses a cylindrical compression spring parameter testing method. The method includes establishing the physical connection of an industrial control computer, a hydraulic drive device, a force and displacement sensor and a data acquiring and controlling system, by means of a detecting and controlling main program of the industrial control computer, implementing software connection by the aid of drive software, a PCI and a data acquisition control system, inputting the basic information of a detected spring, removing a loading original point, establishing a displacement original point, and executing tasks, including measuring an original height and a pressurization height, drawing a rigidity curve and calculating the rigidity of the detected spring, relative to spring parameter tests automatically. After product tests, the test data can be stored, and reports can be printed. According to the method, by means of displacement triggering and load triggering, the automation level of the tests is raised, and the testing efficiency and accuracy are improved.