Method for vibration feeding of bulk material , including the steps: - providing a vibration feeder device including a material feed , a charging hopper with a hopper discharge , a feeder tray , a height adjustment means for adjusting a level height (h) between the hopper discharge and the feeder tray , and a vibration driver for driving said feeder tray at an oscillation amplitude (W) and an oscillation frequency (f) (step ST1), - receiving or inputting a target material throughput (MD_soll) and material specific parameters (A, D) of the bulk material (step ST2), - determining initial parameters (h0, W0, f0) as operating parameters, said operating parameters (h, W, f) including a level height (h), oscillation amplitude (W) and oscillation frequency (f) (step ST3), - setting the level height (h) by controlling the height adjustment means (step ST4), - operating the vibration feeder device (step ST5) by = filling the charging hopper in filling phases and = controlling the vibration driver at the oscillation amplitude (W) and oscillation frequency (f), = discharging the bulk material at the material discharge of the feeder tray , - weight measuring a total mass (M) as a function of time (t) and determining a current material throughput (MD) (step ST6), - evaluating the determined material throughput (MD) by comparing it to the target material throughput (MD_soll) (step ST7), and - depending on the evaluation, changing the operating parameters (h,W,f) (step ST8) and resetting to a point before the step (step ST4) of setting the level height (h). - providing a vibration feeder device including a material feed , a charging hopper with a hopper discharge , a feeder tray , a height adjustment means for adjusting a level height (h) between the hopper discharge and the feeder tray , and a vibration driver for driving said feeder tray at an oscillation amplitude (W) and an oscillation frequency (f) (step ST1), - receiving or inputting a target material throughput (MD_soll) and material specific parameters (A, D) of the bulk material (step ST2), - determining initial parameters (h0, W0, f0) as operating parameters, said operating parameters (h, W, f) including a level height (h), oscillation amplitude (W) and oscillation frequency (f) (step ST3), - setting the level height (h) by controlling the height adjustment means (step ST4), - operating the vibration feeder device (step ST5) by = filling the charging hopper in filling phases and = controlling the vibration driver at the oscillation amplitude (W) and oscillation frequency (f), = discharging the bulk material at the material discharge of the feeder tray , = filling the charging hopper in filling phases and = controlling the vibration driver at the oscillation amplitude (W) and oscillation frequency (f), = discharging the bulk material at the material discharge of the feeder tray , - weight measuring a total mass (M) as a function of time (t) and determining a current material throughput (MD) (step ST6), - evaluating the determined material throughput (MD) by comparing it to the target material throughput (MD_soll) (step ST7), and - depending on the evaluation, changing the operating parameters (h,W,f) (step ST8) and resetting to a point before the step (step ST4) of setting the level height (h). <EOS>