Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Class A Common Stock	Common stock	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	$ 799,269				$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,320,479	$ (553,337)	$ 7,724	$ 24,403
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)						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
Issuance of common stock related to RSUs vested, net of tax withholdings (in shares)					0	1,000
Vesting of early exercised stock options	2,146						2,146
Stock-based compensation expense	17,471						17,254			217
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,733)								(1,418)	(1,315)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership due to 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				$ 0	$ 0	1,355,224	(579,436)	6,306	36,108
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	818,202				0	0	1,355,224	(579,436)	6,306	36,108
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	$ 824,725	[1]			$ 0	$ 0	1,497,373	(725,648)	(705)	53,705
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2023					94,655,000	56,489,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock (in shares)					1,145,000	(1,145,000)
Issuance of common stock related to vested exercised stock options (in shares)	1,122,000					1,120,000
Issuance of common stock related to vested exercised stock options	$ 7,613						7,613
Issuance of common stock related to early exercised stock options, net of repurchases (in shares)						(11,000)
Issuance of common stock related to RSUs vested, net of tax withholdings (in shares)					359,000
Charitable donation of common stock (in shares)			80,742	81,000
Charitable donation of common stock	2,675		$ 2,700				2,675
Vesting of early exercised stock options	517						517
Stock-based compensation expense	32,330						34,804			(2,474)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	640								1,708	(1,068)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership due to capital contributions from noncontrolling interest holders, net of issuance costs							(379)			379
Net loss	(52,899)							(52,469)		(430)
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2023					96,240,000	56,453,000
Stockholders' Equity, ending balance at Apr. 30, 2023	815,601	[1]			$ 0	$ 0	1,542,603	(778,117)	1,003	50,112
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, beginning balance	$ 815,601	[1]			$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,542,603	$ (778,117)	$ 1,003	$ 50,112

[1] (1) As of April 30, 2023 and January 31, 2023, the condensed consolidated balance sheet includes assets of the consolidated variable interest entity, GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., LTD (“JiHu”), of $57.0 million and $62.8 million, respectively, and liabilities of $7.7 million and $8.9 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 12. Joint Venture and Equity Method Investment” for further discussion.