Disclosed are a method and a device for performing machine-to-machine communication. The method for performing communication according to the present invention comprises: a step of searching a second device for supporting machine-to-machine communication; a step of receiving an access network query protocol (ANQP) message from the found second device; a step of determining whether a mirroring service is supported based on the ANQP message received from the second device; a step of acquiring information on the service of the second device from the ANQP message if it is determined that the second device supports the mirroring service; and a step of determining either a first device or the second device as a group owner based on the acquired information on the service of the second device and the information on the service of the first device.