Method of producing powdered polyamide

A method of producing powdered polyamide comprising:

• step 1:
• a step of heating and dissolving a polyamide resin composition in a metal chloride alcohol solution containing a metal chloride and an alcohol to obtain a polyamide thermal dissolution liquid;
• step 2:
• a step of diluting the polyamide thermal dissolution liquid with an alcohol to obtain an alcohol dilution;
• and
• step 3:
• a step of cooling the alcohol dilution to cause precipitation of powdered polyamide, wherein
• a mass proportion of metal chloride relative to 100 mass % of the metal chloride alcohol solution in the step 1 is not less than 23 mass % and not more than 35 mass %, the polyamide thermal dissolution liquid contains not less than 0.2 mol and not more than 2.5 mol of water relative to 1 mol of metal chloride in the step 1, and mass of polyamide that precipitates in the step 2 is 1 mass % or less relative to total mass of polyamide contained in the polyamide thermal dissolution liquid.