The invention discloses an acidic electroplating zinc-nickel alloy electrolyte, a preparation method and an electroplating method thereof; the electrolyte comprises a basic electrolyte and additives; the basic electrolyte is a weakly acidic solution which comprises zinc ions with mass concentration of 27-38g/L, nickel ions with mass centralization of 23-31g/L, chloride ions with mass concentration of 150-220g/L and boric acid with mass concentration of 25-35g/L at Ph value of 4.8-5.4 and at temperature of 28-35 DEG C; and the additives comprise a brightening agent of 1-12 ml/L, a walk agent of 3-30 ml/L and a disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate complexant of 10-50 ml/L. The acidic electroplating zinc-nickel alloy electrolyte is rational in proportion and proper in matching; the galvanizing efficient is improved by 30-40% compared with the traditional acidic galvanizing; the corrosion resistance of a zinc-nickel coating can be improved remarkably and the service life of the coating is prolonged; the coating is high in hardness, corrosion resistance, abrasive resistance, pyro-oxidation resistance, compactness and comprehensive performance; the electrolyte does not need to the post-treatment technique, so that the adopted electroplating method is saved in cost, efficient and rapid, convenient in operation and far superior to the traditional alkaline zinc-nickel electroplating.