The invention relates to the field of logistic express, in particular to a pickup method using an intelligent express cabinet. A system is used for sending pickup information to a user through a short message and wechat simultaneously; the user can pick up express items from the intelligent express cabinet within 24 hours and pay the freight and the price of goods in advance; the user can open a storage compartment by only inputting a random password in an operating screen or scanning a two-dimensional code received by wetchat through a scanner of the intelligent express cabinet to finish the pickup process; the flow process is simple; and the user experience is greatly improved.