The utility model discloses a support for laying cables, which relates to the technical field of cable supports and comprises a stand column and a plurality of bearing beams, one side of the upper end of each bearing beam is provided with a screw groove, one end of each bearing beam is provided with a plurality of mounting holes A, the bearing beams are fixedly mounted in the stand column through bolts, and each bearing beam is provided with a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism comprises a bottom block and a top block, the bottom block is fixedly installed on the bearing beam, a connecting shaft is fixedly installed on one side of the upper end of the bottom block, a connecting block is movably installed at one end of the top block, and the connecting block is further movably installed on the connecting shaft. The clamping mechanism is arranged on the supporting beam, the clamping mechanism is composed of the bottom block, the top block, the connecting shaft, the connecting block, the side plate and the like, cables of different diameters can be rapidly positioned and fixed, meanwhile, rapid opening of the whole structure is achieved, and when a single cable is maintained and replaced in the later period, installation of other cables is not affected.