Method for collecting and feeding elongated metal elements, in particular metal profiles, for example intended for a welding, cutting and/or bending cycle, comprising the steps of: a. arranging along a longitudinal direction a plurality of elongated metal elements, resting on a storage compartment (3, 3') placed in a collecting area; b. arranging an apparatus (1, 1') for collecting and feeding said elements, comprising a fixed structure (10, 10'), developing along said longitudinal direction and having a gripping assembly comprising a gripping member arranged in an active position for collecting said elements at said collecting area; c. operating said gripping member relative to said storage compartment (3, 3') according to a collecting motion, in a lowering stroke to bring said gripping member towards a gripping portion of said elements placed at a collecting height, and in a lifting stroke to lift at least a part of said elements at said respective gripping portion, from said collecting height to a higher height, acting on said elements with a respective first operating surface via magnetic attraction; d. removing by pushing away from the attractive grip of said gripping member a first number of elements in excess, by operating a selector member in a selection motion from an inactive configuration to an active configuration along a direction parallel to said first operating surface, by means of a reference edge of said selector member, and retaining by a support surface of said selector member elements remained in attracted grip of said gripping member, thus selected, interposed between said first operating surface of said gripping member and said support surface of said selector member at said active configuration; e. operating said gripping assembly to release said selected elements to a transfer assembly at a transfer height, to transfer said selected elements to a feeding path arranged downstream. a. arranging along a longitudinal direction a plurality of elongated metal elements, resting on a storage compartment (3, 3') placed in a collecting area; b. arranging an apparatus (1, 1') for collecting and feeding said elements, comprising a fixed structure (10, 10'), developing along said longitudinal direction and having a gripping assembly comprising a gripping member arranged in an active position for collecting said elements at said collecting area; c. operating said gripping member relative to said storage compartment (3, 3') according to a collecting motion, in a lowering stroke to bring said gripping member towards a gripping portion of said elements placed at a collecting height, and in a lifting stroke to lift at least a part of said elements at said respective gripping portion, from said collecting height to a higher height, acting on said elements with a respective first operating surface via magnetic attraction; d. removing by pushing away from the attractive grip of said gripping member a first number of elements in excess, by operating a selector member in a selection motion from an inactive configuration to an active configuration along a direction parallel to said first operating surface, by means of a reference edge of said selector member, and retaining by a support surface of said selector member elements remained in attracted grip of said gripping member, thus selected, interposed between said first operating surface of said gripping member and said support surface of said selector member at said active configuration; e. operating said gripping assembly to release said selected elements to a transfer assembly at a transfer height, to transfer said selected elements to a feeding path arranged downstream.