The invention belongs to the technical field of synergistic extraction, and particularly relates to a method for synergistically and co-extracting
platinum and
iridium by using a composite extracting agent. According to the method, an amino-containing extraction agent and a
phosphorus-containing extraction agent are innovatively compounded to obtain the synergistic extraction agent, and the volume ratio of the amino-containing extraction agent in an organic phase is controlled to be 1-62%, and the volume ratio of the
phosphorus-containing extraction agent in the organic phase is controlled to be 1-62%. According to the method, two extractants are used for extracting
platinum and
iridium, so that the two extractants play a synergistic role to the greatest extent, then the synergistic extractant is used for extracting a solution containing
platinum and
iridium, finally, the platinum and the iridium are separated from the extractants through reverse extraction, and finally a mixture only containing a
platinum compound and an
iridium compound is obtained. The platinum and the iridium in the mixture can be subsequently separated according to needs. By adopting the method disclosed by the invention, platinum and iridium can be effectively recovered from a mixture of various substances, and the
recovery rate of platinum and iridium is greater than 99.5%.