diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go b/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go
index fdf2debb539b..5922f7f82e5b 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api.go
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/arn"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/apigateway"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/structure"
@@ -23,6 +21,9 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApi() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRead,
 		Update: resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiDelete,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
+		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"name": {
@@ -160,51 +161,43 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 			Body:      []byte(body.(string)),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			return errwrap.Wrapf("Error creating API Gateway specification: {{err}}", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error creating API Gateway specification: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRefreshResources(d, meta); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRead(d, meta)
 }
 
-func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRefreshResources(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).apigateway
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading API Gateway %s", d.Id())
 
-	resp, err := conn.GetResources(&apigateway.GetResourcesInput{
+	api, err := conn.GetRestApi(&apigateway.GetRestApiInput{
 		RestApiId: aws.String(d.Id()),
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if isAWSErr(err, apigateway.ErrCodeNotFoundException, "") {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] API Gateway (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
+		d.SetId("")
+		return nil
 	}
-
-	for _, item := range resp.Items {
-		if *item.Path == "/" {
-			d.Set("root_resource_id", item.Id)
-			break
-		}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading API Gateway REST API (%s): %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
-
-func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).apigateway
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading API Gateway %s", d.Id())
-
-	api, err := conn.GetRestApi(&apigateway.GetRestApiInput{
+	getResourcesInput := &apigateway.GetResourcesInput{
 		RestApiId: aws.String(d.Id()),
+	}
+	err = conn.GetResourcesPages(getResourcesInput, func(page *apigateway.GetResourcesOutput, lastPage bool) bool {
+		for _, item := range page.Items {
+			if aws.StringValue(item.Path) == "/" {
+				d.Set("root_resource_id", item.Id)
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return !lastPage
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && awsErr.Code() == "NotFoundException" {
-			log.Printf("[WARN] API Gateway (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
-			d.SetId("")
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading API Gateway REST API (%s) resources: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
 	d.Set("name", api.Name)
@@ -359,7 +352,7 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 				Body:      []byte(body.(string)),
 			})
 			if err != nil {
-				return errwrap.Wrapf("Error updating API Gateway specification: {{err}}", err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("error updating API Gateway specification: %s", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -389,7 +382,7 @@ func resourceAwsApiGatewayRestApiDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		if apigatewayErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && apigatewayErr.Code() == "NotFoundException" {
+		if isAWSErr(err, apigateway.ErrCodeNotFoundException, "") {
 			return nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api_test.go
index 3cf74165c668..7162062ca65d 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_rest_api_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ func TestAccAWSAPIGatewayRestApi_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test", "endpoint_configuration.#", "1"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSAPIGatewayRestAPIUpdateConfig,
@@ -154,6 +159,11 @@ func TestAccAWSAPIGatewayRestApi_EndpointConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test", "endpoint_configuration.0.types.0", "REGIONAL"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			// For backwards compatibility, test removing endpoint_configuration, which should do nothing
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSAPIGatewayRestAPIConfig_Name(rName),
@@ -248,6 +258,11 @@ func TestAccAWSAPIGatewayRestApi_EndpointConfiguration_Private(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test", "endpoint_configuration.0.types.0", "PRIVATE"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -266,6 +281,11 @@ func TestAccAWSAPIGatewayRestApi_api_key_source(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test", "api_key_source", expectedAPIKeySource),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSAPIGatewayRestAPIConfigWithUpdateAPIKeySource,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -296,6 +316,11 @@ func TestAccAWSAPIGatewayRestApi_policy(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test", "policy", expectedPolicyText),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSAPIGatewayRestAPIConfigUpdatePolicy,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -333,7 +358,12 @@ func TestAccAWSAPIGatewayRestApi_openapi(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test", "binary_media_types"),
 				),
 			},
-
+			{
+				ResourceName:            "aws_api_gateway_rest_api.test",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"body"},
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSAPIGatewayRestAPIUpdateConfigOpenAPI,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
diff --git a/website/docs/r/api_gateway_rest_api.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/api_gateway_rest_api.html.markdown
index 94e0b9ceb04f..2d1846c1b88e 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/api_gateway_rest_api.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/api_gateway_rest_api.html.markdown
@@ -71,3 +71,13 @@ In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:
 * `execution_arn` - The execution ARN part to be used in [`lambda_permission`](/docs/providers/aws/r/lambda_permission.html)'s `source_arn`
   when allowing API Gateway to invoke a Lambda function,
   e.g. `arn:aws:execute-api:eu-west-2:123456789012:z4675bid1j`, which can be concatenated with allowed stage, method and resource path.
+
+## Import
+
+`aws_api_gateway_rest_api` can be imported by using the REST API ID, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import aws_api_gateway_rest_api.example 12345abcde
+```
+
+~> **NOTE:** Resource import does not currently support the `body` attribute.