<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<FilingSummary>
  <Version>3.5.0.2</Version>
  <ProcessingTime/>
  <ReportFormat>html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>290</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>408</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>false</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>97</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>5</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>0001000 - Document - Document and Entity Information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Document and Entity Information</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Cover</MenuCategory>
      <Position>1</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R2.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1001000 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheets</Role>
      <ShortName>Consolidated Balance Sheets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>2</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R3.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1001501 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>3</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R4.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1002000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfComprehensiveLoss</Role>
      <ShortName>Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>4</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R5.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1003000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfStockholdersEquity</Role>
      <ShortName>Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>5</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R6.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1003501 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfStockholdersEquityParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>6</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R7.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1004000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows</Role>
      <ShortName>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>7</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R8.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2101100 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>8</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R9.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2102100 - Disclosure - Acquisitions</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/Acquisitions</Role>
      <ShortName>Acquisitions</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>9</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R10.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2103100 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssets</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>10</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R11.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2104100 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/FairValueMeasurements</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair Value Measurements</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>11</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R12.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2105100 - Disclosure - Common Stock Warrants</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommonStockWarrants</Role>
      <ShortName>Common Stock Warrants</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>12</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R13.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2106100 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponents</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>13</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R14.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2107100 - Disclosure - Income Taxes</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxes</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>14</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R15.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2108100 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebt</Role>
      <ShortName>Long-term Debt</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>15</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R16.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2109100 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>16</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R17.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2110100 - Disclosure - Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/SegmentInformationAndInformationAboutGeographicAreas</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>17</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R18.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2111100 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockholdersEquity</Role>
      <ShortName>Stockholders' Equity</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>18</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R19.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2112100 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlan</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>19</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R20.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2113100 - Disclosure - Net Loss Per Share</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/NetLossPerShare</Role>
      <ShortName>Net Loss Per Share</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>20</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R21.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2114100 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plan</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlan</Role>
      <ShortName>Employee Benefit Plan</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>21</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R22.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2115100 - Disclosure - Transactions with Customers with Common Board Members and Officers</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/TransactionsWithCustomersWithCommonBoardMembersAndOfficers</Role>
      <ShortName>Transactions with Customers with Common Board Members and Officers</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>22</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R23.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2116100 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/SubsequentEvents</Role>
      <ShortName>Subsequent Events</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>23</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R24.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2201201 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Policies</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>24</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R25.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2301302 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>25</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R26.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2303301 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssets</ParentRole>
      <Position>26</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R27.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2304301 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair Value Measurements (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/FairValueMeasurements</ParentRole>
      <Position>27</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R28.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2305301 - Disclosure - Common Stock Warrants (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommonStockWarrantsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Common Stock Warrants (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommonStockWarrants</ParentRole>
      <Position>28</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R29.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2306301 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponentsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponents</ParentRole>
      <Position>29</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R30.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2307301 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxes</ParentRole>
      <Position>30</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R31.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2308301 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebtTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Long-term Debt (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebt</ParentRole>
      <Position>31</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R32.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2309301 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies</ParentRole>
      <Position>32</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R33.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2310301 - Disclosure - Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/SegmentInformationAndInformationAboutGeographicAreasTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/SegmentInformationAndInformationAboutGeographicAreas</ParentRole>
      <Position>33</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R34.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2312301 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlan</ParentRole>
      <Position>34</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R35.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2313301 - Disclosure - Net Loss Per Share (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/NetLossPerShareTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Net Loss Per Share (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/NetLossPerShare</ParentRole>
      <Position>35</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R36.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401403 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>36</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R37.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401404 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Significant Customers Individually Exceeded 10% of Total Revenue or Total Accounts Receivable (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesSummaryOfSignificantCustomersIndividuallyExceeded10OfTotalRevenueOrTotalAccountsReceivableDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Significant Customers Individually Exceeded 10% of Total Revenue or Total Accounts Receivable (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>37</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R38.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401405 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Accounts Receivable Allowance Activity (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesSummaryOfAccountsReceivableAllowanceActivityDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Accounts Receivable Allowance Activity (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>38</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R39.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401406 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesScheduleOfEstimatedUsefulLivesOfPropertyAndEquipmentDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>39</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R40.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2402401 - Disclosure - Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/AcquisitionsAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>40</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R41.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2403402 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsSummaryOfChangesInCarryingAmountOfGoodwillDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>41</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R42.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2403403 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsSummaryOfCarryingAmountAndAccumulatedAmortizationOfIntangibleAssetsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>42</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R43.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2403404 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>43</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R44.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2403405 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Expected Future Amortization Expense (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsSummaryOfExpectedFutureAmortizationExpenseDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Expected Future Amortization Expense (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>44</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R45.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2404402 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsFairValueOfFinancialAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>45</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R46.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2404403 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level III Financial Liability Related to Common Stock Warrants (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsSummaryOfChangesInFairValueOfLevelIiiFinancialLiabilityRelatedToCommonStockWarrantsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level III Financial Liability Related to Common Stock Warrants (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>46</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R47.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2405402 - Disclosure - Common Stock Warrants - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommonStockWarrantsAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Common Stock Warrants - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>47</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R48.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2405403 - Disclosure - Common Stock Warrants - Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Common Stock Warrants (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommonStockWarrantsAssumptionsUsedToEstimateFairValueOfCommonStockWarrantsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Common Stock Warrants - Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Common Stock Warrants (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>48</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R49.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2406402 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponentsSummaryOfPrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>49</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R50.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2406403 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Property and Equipment, Net (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponentsSummaryOfPropertyAndEquipmentNetDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Property and Equipment, Net (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>50</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R51.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2406404 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components - Depreciation Expense (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponentsDepreciationExpenseDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components - Depreciation Expense (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>51</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R52.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2406405 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponentsSummaryOfAccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>52</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R53.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2406406 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Deferred Revenue (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/BalanceSheetComponentsSummaryOfDeferredRevenueDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Deferred Revenue (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>53</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R54.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407402 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Schedule of Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesScheduleOfLossBeforeProvisionForIncomeTaxesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes - Schedule of Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>54</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R55.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407403 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesScheduleOfIncomeTaxExpenseDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>55</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R56.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407404 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Income Tax Provision to Effective Income Tax Provision (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesReconciliationOfFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxProvisionToEffectiveIncomeTaxProvisionDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Income Tax Provision to Effective Income Tax Provision (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>56</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R57.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407405 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>57</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R58.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407406 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>58</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R59.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407407 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/IncomeTaxesSummaryOfActivityRelatedToUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes - Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>59</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R60.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2408402 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt - Additional Information 1 (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebtAdditionalInformation1Detail</Role>
      <ShortName>Long-term Debt - Additional Information 1 (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>60</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R61.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2408403 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt - Summary of Outstanding Loan Balances (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebtSummaryOfOutstandingLoanBalancesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Long-term Debt - Summary of Outstanding Loan Balances (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>61</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R62.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2408404 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt - Summary of Future Principal Maturities of Debt (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebtSummaryOfFuturePrincipalMaturitiesOfDebtDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Long-term Debt - Summary of Future Principal Maturities of Debt (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>62</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R63.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2408405 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt - Summary of Assumptions used to Estimate Fair Value of SVB Warrants (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/LongTermDebtSummaryOfAssumptionsUsedToEstimateFairValueOfSvbWarrantsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Long-term Debt - Summary of Assumptions used to Estimate Fair Value of SVB Warrants (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>63</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R64.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2409402 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>64</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R65.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2409403 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesSummaryOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsUnderNonCancelableOperatingLeasesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>65</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R66.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2410402 - Disclosure - Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas - Summary of Revenue by Geographic Region (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/SegmentInformationAndInformationAboutGeographicAreasSummaryOfRevenueByGeographicRegionDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas - Summary of Revenue by Geographic Region (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>66</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R67.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2410403 - Disclosure - Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas - Summary of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/SegmentInformationAndInformationAboutGeographicAreasSummaryOfLongLivedAssetsByGeographicAreaDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information and Information About Geographic Areas - Summary of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>67</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R68.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2411401 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockholdersEquityAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>68</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R69.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412402 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>69</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R70.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412403 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanSummaryOfStockBasedCompensationExpenseDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>70</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R71.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412404 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of Stock Options Activity under Company's Equity Plans and Related Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanSummaryOfStockOptionsActivityUnderCompanysEquityPlansAndRelatedInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of Stock Options Activity under Company's Equity Plans and Related Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>71</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R72.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412405 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of Stock Options Outstanding under Company's Equity Plans (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanSummaryOfStockOptionsOutstandingUnderCompanysEquityPlansDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of Stock Options Outstanding under Company's Equity Plans (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>72</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R73.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412406 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanAssumptionsUsedToEstimateFairValueOfStockOptionsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>73</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R74.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412407 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of ESPP Shares (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanAssumptionsUsedToEstimateFairValueOfEsppSharesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of ESPP Shares (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>74</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R75.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2412408 - Disclosure - Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of RSUs under Company's Equity Plans and Related Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/StockIncentivePlanSummaryOfRsusUnderCompanysEquityPlansAndRelatedInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Incentive Plan - Summary of RSUs under Company's Equity Plans and Related Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>75</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R76.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2413402 - Disclosure - Net Loss Per Share - Schedule of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/NetLossPerShareScheduleOfCalculationOfBasicAndDilutedNetLossPerShareDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Net Loss Per Share - Schedule of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>76</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R77.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2413403 - Disclosure - Net Loss Per Share - Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Securities Not Included in Diluted per Share Calculations (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/NetLossPerShareScheduleOfPotentiallyDilutiveSecuritiesNotIncludedInDilutedPerShareCalculationsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Net Loss Per Share - Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Securities Not Included in Diluted per Share Calculations (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>77</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R78.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2414401 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlanAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>78</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R79.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2415401 - Disclosure - Transactions with Customers with Common Board Members and Officers - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/TransactionsWithCustomersWithCommonBoardMembersAndOfficersAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Transactions with Customers with Common Board Members and Officers - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>79</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="apic-20160731.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R80.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2416401 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apigee.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Subsequent Events (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apigee.com/role/SubsequentEvents</ParentRole>
      <Position>80</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <InputFiles>
    <File>apic-20160731.xml</File>
    <File>apic-20160731.xsd</File>
    <File>apic-20160731_cal.xml</File>
    <File>apic-20160731_def.xml</File>
    <File>apic-20160731_lab.xml</File>
    <File>apic-20160731_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles/>
  <BaseTaxonomies/>
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>true</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
