---
title: "Exporting only a specific set of pages"
description: "Learn how to export only a specific set of pages from a document using PHP and the Guzzle library. This guide offers detailed steps with code samples in PHP and the Guzzle library, highlighting how you can export only a specific set of pages from a document using PDFShift's API."
language: 'PHP'
library: 'Guzzle'
property: 'pages'
output: 'pdf'
default: false
---

In this guide, we'll show you how to export only a specific set of pages from a document using PHP and the Guzzle library to convert them to PDF using PDFShift's API.

When you're converting a document, you might want to export only a specific set of pages from a document. This can be done by setting the `pages` parameter to the request.

It behaves exactly like the page parameter you can see when you print a document from your browser.

It accepts the following pattern:

 * A number, such as `2`. This will print the page 2
 * A range, such as `2-4`. This will print the pages 2 to 4 (2, 3 and 4)
 * A list, such as `2,4,5,9`. This will print the pages 2, 4, 5 and 9


This way, you can only export the pages that you really need and get immediately the result you want in the PDF, without having to edit it.

Here's an example:

```php
use GuzzleHttp\Client;
use GuzzleHttp\Exception\RequestException;

# You can get an API key at https://pdfshift.io
$api_key = 'sk_xxxxxxxxxxxx'

$params = array (
    'source' => 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF',
    'pages' => '2-4'
)

// Create a Guzzle client
$client = new Client();
try {
    // Make the POST request
    $response = $client->post('https://api.pdfshift.io/v3/convert/pdf', [
        'headers' => [
            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
            'X-API-Key' => $api_key
        ],
        'json' => $params
    ]);

    // Get the response body
    $body = $response->getBody()->getContents();

    // Save the file to result.pdf
    file_put_contents('result.pdf', $body);

    echo 'The PDF document was generated and saved to result.pdf';
} catch (RequestException $e) {
    if ($e->hasResponse()) {
        $statusCode = $e->getResponse()->getStatusCode();
        $reasonPhrase = $e->getResponse()->getReasonPhrase();
        throw new Exception("Request failed with status code $statusCode: $reasonPhrase");
    } else {
        throw new Exception("Request failed: " . $e->getMessage());
    }
}
```