Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2022		Jan. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Prepaid software subscriptions	$ 5,084		$ 3,950
Prepaid advertising costs	1,624		722
Security and other deposits	1,620		981
Prepaid insurance	1,221		4,309
Prepaid income taxes	3,678		3,168
Restricted cash	2,500		0	$ 0
Interest receivable	1,294		49
Prepaid expenses for the Company’s events	715		266
Other prepaid expenses	733		1,834
Other current assets	2,338		265
Total prepaid expense and other current assets	$ 20,807	[1]	$ 15,544

[1] (1) As of July 31, 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 $60.9 million and $17.7 million, respectively, and liabilities of $3.6 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 Equity Method Investment” for further discussion.