Graphene based self-healing materials are one of the hot topics in the field of smart self-healing materials. In this brief review, we have summarized graphene based self-healing materials according to synthesis methods, self-healing pathways, and specific applications, and the properties of various graphene based self-healing materials were listed in Table 1. In addition, we concluded that from Table 1, due to the introduction of graphene, some problems of limiting the application of self-healing materials have been solved to some extent. Such as low strength leading to poor mechanical properties, low-response to external signals, low energy absorption and conversion efficiency, low healing efficiency, and long self-healing time. Although some progress of graphene based self-healingmaterialshasbeenmadeindifferentapplication fields, the task is still arduous because our material research is still in its infancy.Forexample,mostmaterialsdonotpossessrepeatableselfhealing properties, multiple ways of self-healing, and applicable in practice, which are the challenges for us though graphene has many excellent properties. Forasmuch as the case, we have made the following prospects. (1) The research and development on the practicability of selfhealing materials is still a big field, which is full of opportunities and challenges. (2) Designing more effective structures or combinations between graphene and polymeric materials are necessary to fully reflect the excellent properties of graphene. (3) Thorough understanding of the mechanism of graphene based self-healing materials is essential for further preparation and optimization. Developing graphene-based materials with the self-healing capability in mild conditions and the ultrashort self-healing time is necessaryandchallenging,andthismustbeconsideredintheview of molecular structures and the mechanism. This will greatly improvethepracticabilityandapplicabilityofmaterials.(4)Greatly develop materials that combine self-healing ability with other abilities. For instance, self-cleaning, self-sensing, adsorptivity, energy storage and conductivity have been covered in the review. Importantly, we should develop self-healing materials with multiple abilities, especially in today's highly developing artificial intelligence society. (5) Interdisciplinary collaborative research is the trendoffuturematerialsresearch.Inthesummarizedliterature,the subject fields involve material, biology, chemistry, physics, energy, environment and engineering. (6) Looking forward to the emergence of new materials to expand the family of self-healing materials. Finally, we hope that we can make great progress in the near future.