Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2024	Apr. 05, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2024
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-40958
Entity Registrant Name	RENT THE RUNWAY, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	80-0376379
Entity Address, Address Line One	10 Jay Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Brooklyn
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	11201
City Area Code	(212)
Local Phone Number	524-6860
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	RENT
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 92.5
Documents Incorporated by Reference	DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Entity Central Index Key	0001468327
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Common Class A
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,516,973
Common Class B
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		155,269