The utility model relates to the technical field of line detection devices, and particularly discloses a detection probe for live line detection, which comprises a cylinder body, a holding part is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the cylinder body, a built-in cavity is formed in one end, far away from the holding part, of the cylinder body, a strip-shaped groove is formed in the upper end part of the cylinder body, and a clamping groove is formed in the inner wall of the strip-shaped groove. A detection mechanism is mounted in the built-in cavity in a sliding manner; the detection mechanism comprises a detection body, the detection body is slidably installed in the built-in cavity, a connecting line is fixedly installed on the detection body, the detection body is connected with the cylinder through the connecting line, a clamping column is fixedly installed at the upper end of the detection body and matched with the strip-shaped groove and the clamping groove, a sliding strip is arranged between the two fixing strips and located over the strip-shaped groove, and the clamping column is connected with the clamping groove. Arc-shaped columns are symmetrically and fixedly mounted between the sliding strip and the fixing strip, and the two ends of the sliding strip are slidably mounted on the two arc-shaped columns correspondingly, so that the overall length of the equipment is convenient to adjust when the equipment is used, diversified use requirements are met, and the applicability and universality of the equipment are improved.