Disclosed is a triggering structure for an electronic lock, comprising a reed switch (5) which is mounted on a lock body base (1) and is able to be detected by an electronic lock control system for its opening and closing states, a permanent magnet (4) for controlling the opening and closing states of the reed switch (5), and a shift lever (3) running through a handle (2) and mounted on the handle (2), wherein two ends of the shift lever (3) respectively extend out of the surface and back of the handle (2), and the permanent magnet (4) is mounted at the end of the shift lever (3) that extends out of the back of the handle (2). Further provided are an electronic lock and a triggering method.
