Balance Sheet Components - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2022		Jan. 31, 2022
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Prepaid software subscriptions	$ 5,846		$ 3,950
Prepaid expenses for the Company’s events	788		266
Prepaid advertising costs	2,003		722
Prepaid payroll deposits	979		981
Prepaid insurance	2,807		4,309
Prepaid income taxes	3,312		3,168
Other prepaid expenses	832		1,834
Other current assets	970		314
Total prepaid expense and other current assets	$ 17,537	[1]	$ 15,544

[1] (1) As of April 30, 2022 and January 31, 2022, the condensed consolidated balance sheet includes assets of the consolidated variable interest entity, GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., LTD (“JiHu”), of $45.3 million and $17.7 million, respectively, and liabilities of $6.8 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The assets of JiHu can be used only to settle obligations of JiHu and creditors of JiHu do not have recourse against the general credit of the Company. Refer to “Note 11. Joint Venture and Deconsolidation of Majority Owned Subsidiary” for further discussion.