A swinging basket chair with a footrest includes a base, a boom rod cooperatively mounted on the base, and a swinging basket hoisted on the boom rod. The footrest is cooperatively mounted at a front end of a seat portion of the swinging basket by using at least one disposed hinge component, the footrest is capable of being flipped by using the hinge component, and the footrest can be fixed at different positions. The footrest is disposed, to allow people to stretch their feet and place them on the footrest when using the swinging basket chair, thereby meeting different rest needs of users. The footrest is also mounted by using the hinge component, and the footrest can be stored below the swinging basket when not in use.