Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 82,289	$ (30,098)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,741	2,257
Non-cash operating lease cost	977	831
Stock-based compensation	7,577	910
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs	399	253
Change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability	(9,237)	(535)
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liabilities	(43,761)
Change in fair value of contingent earnout liability	(84,420)
Transaction costs expensed	7,031
Other	1,096	74
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net	32	9,214
Inventories	4,894	(4,092)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(6,166)	(1,211)
Operating lease liabilities	(373)	(1,863)
Accounts payable	(3,463)	(10,318)
Accrued and other liabilities	(4,952)	(1,898)
Deferred revenue	7,797	1,782
Net cash used in operating activities	(37,539)	(34,694)
Cash flows from investing activities
Maturities of investments		42,403
Purchases of property and equipment	(4,138)	(2,772)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(4,138)	39,631
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the exercise of public warrants	73,323
Merger and PIPE financing	511,646
Payment of transaction costs related to Merger	(30,115)
Payment of tax withholding obligations on settlement of earnout shares	(12,815)
Repayment of borrowings	(36,051)
Proceeds from exercises of vested and unvested stock options		446
Net cash provided by financing activities	505,988	446
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	7	(56)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	464,318	5,327
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	145,491	73,153
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	609,809	78,480
Supplementary cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	344	476
Cash paid for taxes	50	68
Supplementary cash flow information on noncash investing and financing activities
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	883
Acquisitions of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	174	237
Vesting of early exercised stock options	78	$ 10
Deferred transaction costs not yet paid	2,354
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common stock in connection with the reverse recapitalization	615,697
Reclassification of Legacy ChargePoint redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability upon the reverse capitalization	66,606
Contingent earnout liability recognized upon the closing of the reverse recapitalization	828,180
Reclassification of remaining contingent earnout liability upon triggering event	$ 242,640