# FileGDB — GIS vector format capabilities and limitations in GDAL

For FileGDB, format is ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB); built-in by default is No, requires FileGDB API library; write support is Supports Create(); field name length limit is not stated; supported field types is not stated, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Driver short name:** FileGDB
- **Format:** ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB)
- **Built-in by default:** No, requires FileGDB API library _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Write support:** Supports Create() _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Field name length limit:** not stated _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Supported field types:** not stated _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **File size limit:** not stated _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **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 _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-01-31.
Part of [GIS vector format capabilities and limitations in GDAL](https://referencesource.org/file-format-software-version-compatibility/).