Balance Sheet Components - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2022		Jan. 31, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Prepaid software subscriptions	$ 3,950		$ 2,185
Prepaid expenses for the Company’s events	266		673
Prepaid advertising costs	722		784
Prepaid payroll deposits	981		1,125
Prepaid insurance	4,309		9
Prepaid income taxes	3,168		785
Other prepaid expenses	1,834		1,231
Other current assets	314		500
Total prepaid expense and other current assets	$ 15,544	[1]	$ 7,292

[1] (1) As of January 31, 2022, the consolidated balance sheet includes assets and liabilities of the consolidated variable interest entity, GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., LTD (“JiHu”), of $17.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The assets of JiHu can be used only to settle obligations of JiHu and creditors of JiHu do not have recourse against the general credit of the Company. Refer to “Note 10. Joint Venture and Majority Owned Subsidiary” for further discussion.