The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data by using high definition media interface (HDMI). According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving a request message for requesting first latency information indicating latency for outputting the data from a receiver, the request message including second latency information indicating the latency of the receiver; acquiring the first latency information based on at least one of the second latency information and third latency information indicating the latency of the sink device; and transmitting a response message including the first latency information as a response to the request message to the receiver, and an apparatus.