diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 65eec4644b..49f35e923c 100755
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
     "sphinx.ext.extlinks",
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
     "sphinx_autodoc_typehints",
+    "sphinx_jinja",
     "sphinx_design",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
-    "sphinx_gallery.gen_gallery",
     "sphinxemoji.sphinxemoji",
     "sphinx.ext.graphviz",
     "sphinx_reredirects",
@@ -187,6 +187,24 @@
     "substitutions.rst",
 ]
 
+BUILD_API = True if os.environ.get("BUILD_API", "true") == "true" else False
+if not BUILD_API:
+    exclude_patterns.extend(["api/**", "mapdl_commands/**", "api.rst"])
+
+BUILD_EXAMPLES = True if os.environ.get("BUILD_EXAMPLES", "true") == "true" else False
+if not BUILD_EXAMPLES:
+    exclude_patterns.extend(["examples/index.rst", "examples/**", "examples/**/**"])
+    suppress_warnings.append("ref.*")
+else:
+    extensions.append("sphinx_gallery.gen_gallery")
+
+jinja_contexts = {
+    "main_toctree": {
+        "build_api": BUILD_API,
+        "build_examples": BUILD_EXAMPLES,
+    },
+}
+
 # make rst_epilog a variable, so you can add other epilog parts to it
 rst_epilog = ""
 
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index e9b46222fd..9be02bcf23 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@
 .. meta::
    :keywords: pymapdl mapdl simulation finite elements python
 
-
-.. toctree::
-   :hidden:
-   :maxdepth: 3
-
-   getting_started/index
-   user_guide/index
-   mapdl_commands/index
-   api/index
-   examples/index
+.. jinja:: main_toctree
+    
+    .. toctree::
+       :hidden:
+       :maxdepth: 3
+
+       getting_started/index
+       user_guide/index
+       {% if build_api %}
+       mapdl_commands/index
+       api/index
+       {% endif %}
+       {% if build_examples %}
+       examples/index
+       {% endif %}
 
 
 .. image:: ../source/_static/logo_dark.png
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad9ce5c1be..5d0d56843b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ doc = [
     "sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2",
     "sphinx-design==0.6.0",
     "sphinx-gallery==0.16.0",
+    "sphinx-jinja==2.0.2",
     "sphinx-notfound-page==1.0.2",
     "sphinxcontrib-websupport==1.2.7",
     "sphinxemoji==0.3.1",