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page_title: "AWS: aws_internet_gateway"
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  Provides a resource to create a VPC Internet Gateway.
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# aws\_internet\_gateway

Provides a resource to create a VPC Internet Gateway.

## Example Usage

```
resource "aws_internet_gateway" "gw" {
  vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.main.id}"

  tags {
    Name = "main"
  }
}
```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `vpc_id` - (Required) The VPC ID to create in.
* `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.

-> **Note:** It's recommended to denote that the AWS Instance or Elastic IP depends on the Internet Gateway. For example:


    resource "aws_internet_gateway" "gw" {
      vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.main.id}"
    }

    resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
      depends_on = ["aws_internet_gateway.gw"]
    }


## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `id` - The ID of the Internet Gateway.


## Import

Internet Gateways can be imported using the `id`, e.g.

```
$ terraform import aws_internet_gateway.gw igw-c0a643a9
```