Condensed Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Deficit	Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	Common Stock
Balance at Jan. 31, 2020		$ (462,021)	$ 20,331	$ 37	$ (482,390)	$ 520,241	$ 1
Balance (in Shares) at Jan. 31, 2020						160,583,203	11,918,418	[1]
Vesting of early exercised stock options		10	10
Stock-based compensation		910	910
Net income		(30,098)			(30,098)
Other comprehensive income		(56)		(56)
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of vested stock options		436	436
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of vested stock options (Shares)	[1]						1,071,203
Balance at Apr. 30, 2020		(490,819)	21,687	(19)	(512,488)	$ 520,241	$ 1
Balance (in Shares) at Apr. 30, 2020						160,583,203	12,989,621	[1]
Balance at Jan. 31, 2021		(616,521)	62,736	155	(679,414)	$ 615,697	$ 2
Balance (in Shares) at Jan. 31, 2021						182,934,257	22,961,032	[1]
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common stock in connection with the reverse recapitalization, including impact of Series H-1 paid in kind dividend (Shares)						(182,934,257)	194,060,336	[1]
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common stock in connection with the reverse recapitalization, including impact of Series H-1 paid in kind dividend		615,697	615,677			$ (615,697)	$ 20
Reclassification of Legacy ChargePoint preferred stock warrant liability upon the reverse recapitalization		66,606	66,606
Issuance of common stock upon the reverse recapitalization, net of issuance costs (Shares)	[1]						60,746,989
Issuance of common stock upon the reverse recapitalization, net of issuance costs		200,466	200,460				$ 6
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants (Shares)	[1]						9,766,774
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants		225,376	225,375				$ 1
Contingent earnout liability recognized upon the closing of the reverse recapitalization		(828,180)	(828,180)
Issuance of earnout shares upon triggering events, net of tax withholding (Shares)	[1]						17,539,657
Issuance of earnout shares upon triggering events, net of tax withholding		488,305	488,303				$ 2
Reclassification of remaining contingent earnout liability upon triggering event		242,640	242,640
Vesting of early exercised stock options		78	78
Repurchase of early exercised common stock (Shares)	[1]						(1,588)
Stock-based compensation		7,577	7,577
Net income		82,289			82,289
Other comprehensive income		7		7
Balance at Apr. 30, 2021		$ 484,340	$ 1,081,272	$ 162	$ (597,125)		$ 31
Balance (in Shares) at Apr. 30, 2021	[1]						305,073,200

[1] The shares of the Company’s common and redeemable convertible preferred stock, prior to the Merger (as defined in Note 1) have been retroactively restated to reflect the exchange ratio of approximately 0.9966 established in the Merger as described in Note 3.