Cover Page - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Aug. 12, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-39516
Entity Registrant Name	Owlet, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	85-1615012
Entity Address, Address Line One	3300 North Ashton Boulevard
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 300
Entity Address, City or Town	Lehi
Entity Address, State or Province	UT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	84043
City Area Code	(844)
Local Phone Number	334-5330
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		114,377,722
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001816708
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	OWLT
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Warrants
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants to purchase common stock
Trading Symbol	OWLT WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE