Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	WORKIVA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001445305
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		29,917,822
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,140,888