The invention discloses a synthetic method and application of photocatalyst Bi5O7Br, belongs to the technical field of nano materials, and can solve the problem that current preparation of a Bi5O7Br catalyst requires conditions such as high temperature, high pressure, long-term reaction and an organic solvent for dissolution. The Bi5O7Br photocatalyst with a narrower band gap, stronger visible light response capability and single composition is obtained by using bismuth nitrate pentahydrate and sodium bromate as raw materials and ammonia water as a pH adjusting agent through a simple economical environmentally-friendly normal-temperature hydrolysis process. According to the method provided by the invention, the raw materials used in the method are cheap and easy to obtain, no organic solvent is used, and the method is simple, easy to implement, economical and environmentally friendly, does not produce toxic or harmful by-products, uses normal-temperature normal-pressure conditions, issimple and safe, and easily realizes industrial production.