The invention provides a method for reduction and detoxification of stainless steel acid pickling sludge, and belongs to the field of metallurgy and environmental protection. The method comprises the following steps that 1, after the stainless steel acid pickling sludge is produced, water can be reduced to 50% after stockpiling and natural drying; 2, the sludge, coke and an adhesive are added into a vertical curing furnace after batching, mixing and pelleting, meanwhile, a proper amount of air is blown in for high-temperature reducing roasting curing, reduction is achieved through the water reduced by 50%, Cr6+ is reduced, decomposed and converted into Cr3+, thorough detoxification is carried out, and a nichrome basic material is obtained and conveyed to a smelting plant for producing nichrome; and 3, smoke generated in the roasting process is subjected to bag dedusting and then is discharged after wet desulphurization and defluorination are carried out to meet the standard, and a small quantity of desulphurization and defluorination byproducts are used as common solid waste to be used as backfill materials of building roadbeds and the like or abandoned. Reduction, detoxification and efficient resource recycling of the stainless steel acid pickling sludge are achieved, and remarkable economic, environmental and social benefits are achieved.