CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 734,173	$ 557,028	$ 2,031,790	$ 1,476,647
Cost of revenue	228,948	190,721	656,754	511,883
Gross profit	505,225	366,307	1,375,036	964,764
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	355,079	284,477	1,029,925	803,034
Research and development	332,065	211,387	923,473	545,933
General and administrative	78,704	76,462	240,906	218,314
Total operating expenses	765,848	572,326	2,194,304	1,567,281
Operating loss	(260,623)	(206,019)	(819,268)	(602,517)
Interest income	53,491	21,857	146,902	38,308
Other expense, net	(4,170)	(13,271)	(2,646)	(44,672)
Loss before income taxes	(211,302)	(197,433)	(675,012)	(608,881)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	3,392	4,009	(6,934)	(18,839)
Net loss	(214,694)	(201,442)	(668,078)	(590,042)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(443)	(506)	(1,333)	(506)
Net loss attributable to Snowflake Inc.	$ (214,251)	$ (200,936)	$ (666,745)	$ (589,536)
Net loss per share attributable to Class A common stockholders- basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.65)	$ (0.63)	$ (2.04)	$ (1.86)
Net loss per share attributable to Class A common stockholders - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.65)	$ (0.63)	$ (2.04)	$ (1.86)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Class A common stockholders - basic (in shares)	329,310	320,135	326,964	317,653
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Class A common stockholders - diluted (in shares)	329,310	320,135	326,964	317,653