A miniature handheld electric traction device including a shell, a power supply part, a power motor, a reduction gear set, a braking part and a winding drum, wherein the power motor, the reduction gear set and the winding drum are arranged in the shell; the power motor is linked with the winding drum through the reduction gear set; a surface of the winding drum is wound with a traction rope; the reduction gear set includes a planetary gear; the sun gear of the planetary gear is coaxial with the winding drum; the power motor or the motor shaft of the power motor is inserted into the inner ring of the winding drum; the motor shaft is linked with the planetary gear.