---
type: lookup
id: filegdb
asset: file-format-software-version-compatibility
title: "FileGDB — GIS vector format capabilities and limitations in GDAL"
sources:
  - https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/filegdb.html
source_quote: "ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB) &mdash; GDAL documentation <https://gdal.org/en/stable/index.html> <https://gdal.org/en/stable/download.html> Download <https://gdal.org/en/stable/programs/index.html> Programs <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/raster/index.html> Raster drivers <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/i"
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-01-31
driver_short_name: "FileGDB"
format_description: "ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB)"
built_in: "No, requires FileGDB API library"
write_support: "Supports Create()"
field_name_limit: "not stated"
supported_field_types: "not stated"
file_size_limit: "not stated"
key_limitations: "The driver does not support 64-bit integers; Reading data compressed in SDC format (Smart Data Compression) is not support by the driver, because it is not supported by the ESRI SDK"
unverified_fields: built_in, field_name_limit, file_size_limit, key_limitations, supported_field_types, write_support
---
**Driver short name:** FileGDB

**Format:** ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB)

**Built-in by default:** No, requires FileGDB API library

**Write support:** Supports Create()

**Field name length limit:** not stated

**Supported field types:** not stated

**File size limit:** not stated

**Key limitations:** The driver does not support 64-bit integers; Reading data compressed in SDC format (Smart Data Compression) is not support by the driver, because it is not supported by the ESRI SDK

> ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB) &mdash; GDAL documentation <https://gdal.org/en/stable/index.html> <https://gdal.org/en/stable/download.html> Download <https://gdal.org/en/stable/programs/index.html> Programs <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/raster/index.html> Raster drivers <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/i

Source: <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/filegdb.html>