Apparatus for working, in particular bending, wire-like material, characterized in that it comprises: - a gripping and feeding unit for gripping and feeding one or more sections of wire , designed to grip one or more sections of wire in a pick-up position and to move the one or more sections of wire inside the apparatus along a longitudinal direction (X-X) of advancing movement, so as to feed them to a working unit; - a working unit for working, in particular bending, the one or more sections of wire , said working unit being arranged downstream of the gripping and feeding unit in the longitudinal direction; - operating means for operating the two gripping and feeding and working units, configured to perform synchronized steps of gripping, moving and/or working of the one or more sections of wire, characterized in that the gripping and feeding unit comprises: - first gripping and transport means movable in both senses of a vertical direction (Z-Z) between a spaced apart position for disengagement from the one or more sections of wire and a position close together in the vertical direction for gripping the one or more sections of wire, and also movable in both senses of the longitudinal direction (X-X); - second gripping means movable in both senses of the vertical direction (Z-Z) between a spaced apart, open, position for disengagement from the one or more sections of wire, and a close together, closed, position for gripping the one or more sections of wire arranged inside the apparatus. - a gripping and feeding unit for gripping and feeding one or more sections of wire , designed to grip one or more sections of wire in a pick-up position and to move the one or more sections of wire inside the apparatus along a longitudinal direction (X-X) of advancing movement, so as to feed them to a working unit; - a working unit for working, in particular bending, the one or more sections of wire , said working unit being arranged downstream of the gripping and feeding unit in the longitudinal direction; - operating means for operating the two gripping and feeding and working units, configured to perform synchronized steps of gripping, moving and/or working of the one or more sections of wire, characterized in that the gripping and feeding unit comprises: - first gripping and transport means movable in both senses of a vertical direction (Z-Z) between a spaced apart position for disengagement from the one or more sections of wire and a position close together in the vertical direction for gripping the one or more sections of wire, and also movable in both senses of the longitudinal direction (X-X); - second gripping means movable in both senses of the vertical direction (Z-Z) between a spaced apart, open, position for disengagement from the one or more sections of wire, and a close together, closed, position for gripping the one or more sections of wire arranged inside the apparatus. - first gripping and transport means movable in both senses of a vertical direction (Z-Z) between a spaced apart position for disengagement from the one or more sections of wire and a position close together in the vertical direction for gripping the one or more sections of wire, and also movable in both senses of the longitudinal direction (X-X); - second gripping means movable in both senses of the vertical direction (Z-Z) between a spaced apart, open, position for disengagement from the one or more sections of wire, and a close together, closed, position for gripping the one or more sections of wire arranged inside the apparatus. <EOS>