Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Jun. 05, 2021
Document Information Line Items
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2021
Amendment Flag	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Entity Central Index Key	0001777393
Entity Registrant Name	ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Address, Address Line One	240 East Hacienda Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Campbell
Entity Small Business	true
Local Phone Number	841-4500
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity File Number	001-39004
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-1747686
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
City Area Code	408
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	95008
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.0001
Trading Symbol	CHPT
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		306,261,388
Warrant [Member]
Document Information Line Items
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	CHPT WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE