Notes Payable - Summary of the Components of our short-term borrowings (Details) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Aggregate principal balance	[1]	$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Interest rate		10.00%
Accrued interest		$ 134,039	45,668
Line of credit	[2]	65,000
Proceeds from line of credit		$ 65,000
Investor [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Sale of stock, description		Upon completion of the terms of the Line of Credit, GTX Corp. will issue to the investor 7,500,000 shares of GTXO common stock or $75,000 of GTXO common stock, whichever is greater.
Stock issued during period, shares		7,500,000
Unsecured Term Loan Agreement [Member] | Third Party [Member]
Aggregate principal balance		$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Interest rate				14.00%
Term loan due date				Apr. 14, 2017
Accrued interest		5,655
Line of Credit Agreement [Member] | Accredited Investor [Member]
Line of credit		5,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum amount outstanding during period		$ 65,000
Line of credit interest rate		17.00%

[1] In 2015, the Company entered into an unsecured term loan agreement with a third party for an aggregate principal balance of $200,000 at an interest rate of 14% per annum. The term loan became due on April 14, 2017. The principal balance outstanding on the note as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $200,000 and is past due, and $5,655 of accrued interest has been paid down in 2018.

[2] The Company obtained a line of credit agreement with an accredited investor of $5,000,000 during 2018. There were three borrowings against the line as of December 31, 2018 for aggregate borrowings of $65,000. The line bears interest of 17%. The line is based upon GTXO providing the investor with purchase orders and use of proceeds, including production of goods schedules and loan repayment timelines. These loans/drawdowns are specifically for product, inventory and/or purchase order financing. Upon completion of the terms of the Line of Credit, GTX Corp. will issue to the investor 7,500,000 shares of GTXO common stock or $75,000 of GTXO common stock, whichever is greater. As of December 31, 2018 the Company had received $65,000 in advances.