# Import an edge-optimized API into API Gateway
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You can import an API's OpenAPI definition file to create a new edge-optimized API by specifying the `EDGE` endpoint type as an additional input, besides the OpenAPI file, to the import operation. You can do so using the API Gateway console, AWS CLI, or an AWS SDK.

For a tutorial on using the Import API feature from the API Gateway console, see [Tutorial: Create a REST API by importing an example](api-gateway-create-api-from-example.md).

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## Import an edge-optimized API using the API Gateway console
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## Import an edge-optimized API using the AWS CLI
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## Import an edge-optimized API using the API Gateway console
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To import an edge-optimized API using the API Gateway console, do the following:

1. Sign in to the API Gateway console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/apigateway](https://console.aws.amazon.com/apigateway).

1. Choose **Create API**.

1. Under **REST API**, choose **Import**.

1.  Copy an API's OpenAPI definition and paste it into the code editor, or choose **Choose file** to load an OpenAPI file from a local drive.

1.  For **API endpoint type**, select **Edge-optimized**.

1.  Choose **Create API** to start importing the OpenAPI definitions.

## Import an edge-optimized API using the AWS CLI
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The following [import-rest-api](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/apigateway/import-rest-api.html) command imports an API from an OpenAPI definition file to create a new edge-optimized API:

```
aws apigateway import-rest-api \
    --fail-on-warnings \
    --body 'file://path/to/API_OpenAPI_template.json'
```

or with an explicit specification of the `endpointConfigurationTypes` query string parameter to `EDGE`: 

```
aws apigateway import-rest-api \
    --parameters endpointConfigurationTypes=EDGE \
    --fail-on-warnings \
    --body 'file://path/to/API_OpenAPI_template.json'
```