A rotary-type bag transfer device including a plurality of pairs of left and right grippers (2) provided around an intermittently rotating table (1). A first support shaft (8) and a second support shaft (9) are provided on the base portion of each of the arms (5) of the grippers. A first link (14) linked at its one end to the table and pivotable horizontally is linked at another end thereof to the center of a second link (15), the second link is linked at one end thereof to the first support shaft, and a sliding member (21) installed at the other end of the second link is provided to slide in a slot (22) formed in the table. The slot is parallel to a reference plane (N). A restricting link (24) linked at one end to the table is linked at another end to the second support shaft.