Condensed Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Noncontrolling Interests
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	$ (231,222)		$ 0	$ 0	$ 186,892	$ (398,199)	$ (19,915)	$ 0
Convertible Preferred Stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2021	79,551,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, beginning balance at Jan. 31, 2021	$ 424,904
Convertible Preferred Stock, ending balance (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2021	79,551,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, ending balance at Apr. 30, 2021	$ 424,904
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2021			1,151,000	52,468,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				(13,000)
Repurchase of common stock	(590)				(590)
Issuance of common stock related to vested exercised stock options (in shares)				454,000
Issuance of common stock related to vested exercised stock options	2,101				2,101
Issuance of common stock related to early exercised stock options, net of repurchases (in shares)				314,000
Vesting of early exercised stock options	700				700
Stock-based compensation expense	3,431				3,431
Other comprehensive income	902						902
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest holders, net of issuance costs	7,491							7,491
Net loss	(28,282)					(27,937)		(345)
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2021			1,151,000	53,223,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Apr. 30, 2021	(245,469)		$ 0	$ 0	192,534	(426,136)	(19,013)	7,146
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	(245,469)		0	0	192,534	(426,136)	(19,013)	7,146
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	$ 799,269		$ 0	$ 0	1,320,479	(553,337)	7,724	24,403
Convertible Preferred Stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2022	0
Convertible Preferred Stock, beginning balance at Jan. 31, 2022	$ 0
Convertible Preferred Stock, ending balance (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2022	0
Convertible Preferred Stock, ending balance at Apr. 30, 2022	$ 0
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2022			27,141,000	119,747,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock (in shares)			46,908,000	(46,908,000)
Issuance of common stock related to vested exercised stock options (in shares)	758,000			734,000
Issuance of common stock related to vested exercised stock options	$ 5,220				5,220
Issuance of common stock related to early exercised stock options, net of repurchases (in shares)				9,000
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)				1,000
Vesting of early exercised stock options	2,146				2,146
Stock-based compensation expense	17,471				17,254			217
Other comprehensive income	(2,733)						(1,418)	(1,315)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest holders, net of issuance costs	34,784				10,125			24,659
Deconsolidation of Meltano Inc.	(11,342)							(11,342)
Net loss	(26,613)					(26,099)		(514)
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2022			74,049,000	73,583,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Apr. 30, 2022	818,202	[1]	$ 0	$ 0	1,355,224	(579,436)	6,306	36,108
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	$ 818,202	[1]	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,355,224	$ (579,436)	$ 6,306	$ 36,108

[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.