Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2022		Jan. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash	$ 284,968		$ 884,672
Total cash and cash equivalents	887,489	[1]	884,672	$ 272,229
Commercial paper
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	1,997		0
Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	$ 600,524		$ 0

[1] (1) As of April 30, 2022 and January 31, 2022, the condensed consolidated balance sheet includes assets of the consolidated variable interest entity, GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., LTD (“JiHu”), of $45.3 million and $17.7 million, respectively, and liabilities of $6.8 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 11. Joint Venture and Deconsolidation of Majority Owned Subsidiary” for further discussion.