An identification method is an identification method for use in an identification apparatus that identifies types of brushless DC motors each including a circuit board on which a terminal for tachometer is mounted. The numbers of pulses per rotation or unit time outputted from the terminals for tachometer vary among multiple types of brushless DC motors. The identification method includes: supplying a power supply voltage from the identification apparatus to a brushless DC motor; inputting a pulse signal outputted from the terminal for tachometer of the circuit board to the identification apparatus; counting the number of pulses in the pulse signal; obtaining a unique information piece of the brushless DC motor based on the counted number of pulses; and identifying a type of the brushless DC motor based on the unique information piece of the brushless DC motor.