The invention relates to a torque adaptive method for door opening and closing in place of an elevator door motor, which comprises the following steps of: B, judging whether an elevator door reaches a limitation position or not, if so, executing the step C; C, judging whether the current motor torque is larger than a switching torque or not, if so, setting the motor torque as an initial holding torque, and executing a torque adaptive control flow; D, judging whether a speed direction of the motor is consistent with a running instruction direction of the elevator door, if not, executing the step E, if so, executing the step F; E, increasing an absolute value of the current motor torque, and then jumping out of the flow; and F, judging whether the step E is executed or not, if not, reducing the absolute value of the current motor torque and jumping out of the flow, if so, adding or removing a predetermined torque into or from the current motor torque to be used as a final holding torque. According to the torque adaptive method, the output torque of the motor is automatically adjusted according to the size of a load, so that the output torque has the function equivalent to load moment, the motor current can be reduced, and the motor heating is effectively reduced.