Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	May 19, 2021
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2021
Entity File Number	001-39860
Entity Registrant Name	PROVIDENT ACQUISITION CORP.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	E9
Entity Address, Address Line One	Unit 11C/D
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Kimley Commercial Building
Entity Address, Address Line Three	142 – 146 Queen’s Road Central
Entity Address, Country	HK
City Area Code	+852
Local Phone Number	2467 0338
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Central Index Key	0001830531
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	PAQC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,000,000
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
Trading Symbol	PAQCW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Warrant
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant
Trading Symbol	PAQCU
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,750,000