def delete_api_resources(restApiId, path,
                         region=None, key=None, keyid=None, profile=None):
    '''
    Given restApiId and an absolute resource path, delete the resources starting
    from the absolute resource path. If resourcepath is the root resource '/',
    the function will return False. Returns False on failure.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt myminion boto_apigateway.delete_api_resources myapi_id, resource_path

    '''
    if path == '/':
        return {'deleted': False, 'error': 'use delete_api to remove the root resource'}
    try:
        conn = _get_conn(region=region, key=key, keyid=keyid, profile=profile)
        r = describe_api_resource(restApiId, path, region=region, key=key, keyid=keyid, profile=profile)
        resource = r.get('resource')
        if resource:
            conn.delete_resource(restApiId=restApiId, resourceId=resource['id'])
            return {'deleted': True}
        else:
            return {'deleted': False, 'error': 'no resource found by {0}'.format(path)}
    except ClientError as e:
        return {'created': False, 'error': __utils__['boto3.get_error'](e)}