ShiftPixy, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity - Additional information (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Additional information (Details)															4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Additional information (Details)	Sep. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2021 $ / shares	May 17, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 07, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 01, 2020 shares	Jun. 11, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 04, 2020 $ / shares shares	May 26, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 25, 2020	May 20, 2020 $ / shares shares	Mar. 25, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jan. 04, 2020 $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2020 shares	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 22, 2021 $ / shares	Jun. 04, 2021 shares	Jan. 31, 2020 $ / shares
Shares conversion ratio													1
Preferred stock, per share \| $ / shares																$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001
Compensation expense \| $													$ 62,100,000			$ 1,594,000	$ 1,526,000
Expected maturity period							10 years									3 years 9 months 7 days
Risk-free interest rate																0.47%
Volatility																134.00%
Fair value exercise price per share \| $ / shares																$ 0.0001
Price per share \| $ / shares																$ 3.62		$ 0.75
Number of options available for grant to founder shareholders																			3,000,000
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares			$ 2.425
Gross proceeds from issuance of shares \| $			$ 12,000,000
Placement agent fees and costs \| $	$ 900,000															$ 789,000
Percentage on aggregate number of shares of common stock			7.00%
Percentage of warrants exercisable price on offering price			5.00%
Common stock shares issued																25,863,099	16,902,146
Share options, cancelled during the year																148,959
Granted							1,235,159									840,000	1,506,096
Amended March 2019 Notes Warrants [Member]
Warrants Outstanding																66,288
May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Price per share \| $ / shares										$ 5.94
Warrants Outstanding										111,108
Percentage on aggregate number of shares of common stock										5.00%
Percentage of warrants exercisable price on offering price										110.00%
May 2020 Common Warrant [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Warrants term										6 months
May 2020 Common Warrant [Member] \| Maximum
Warrants term										5 years
June 2018 Notes Warrants [Member]
Warrants Outstanding																6,276
October 2020 Common Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares					$ 3.300
Warrants Outstanding					200,000											2,300,000
Percentage on aggregate number of shares of common stock					5.00%
Percentage of warrants exercisable price on offering price					110.00%
October 2020 Common Warrants \| Minimum [Member]
Warrants term					5 years
May 2021 Underwriter Warrants
Warrants Outstanding																247,423
May 2021 Common Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares			$ 2.425
Placement agent fees and costs \| $	$ 940,000
Warrants Outstanding																4,948,453
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants			2,320,000
Common stock shares issued																4,948,453
May 2021 Common Warrants \| securities purchase agreement
Price per share \| $ / shares																$ 2.425
Shares of common stock issued																2,320,000
May 2021 Prefunded Warrants
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares			$ 0.0001
May 2021 Prefunded Warrants \| securities purchase agreement
Price per share \| $ / shares																$ 2.4249
Shares of common stock issued																2,628,453
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Common stock issued for services rendered, shares																	856
Common stock issued for services \| $																	$ 75,000
September 2016 grant \| Maximum
Share options, cancelled during the year														11,790,000
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities																	628,353
Preferred Stock
Shares conversion ratio											1
Preferred options Exercised																	12,794,220
Preferred Stock \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Price per share \| $ / shares																$ 2.52
Preferred Stock \| Scott W Absher
Shares conversion ratio														1
Preferred stock, per share \| $ / shares		$ 0.0001							$ 0.0001
Preferred options Exercised									12,500,000						294,490
Number of options available for grant to founder shareholders									12,500,000
Share options additional grants during the period														12,500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		24 months
Percentage of sale or distribution of company assets or earning power.		50
Preferred Stock \| Scott W Absher \| Maximum
Granted														25,000,000
Preferred Stock \| September 2016 grant \| Vensure asset sale
Preferred stock options, unexercised														11,827,570
Stock Option \| Preferred Stock
Convertible preferred stock													24,634,560
Common Share Units [Member] \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Units issued												166,500
Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Purchased Accompanied by Common Warrant												0.5
Common Share Units [Member] \| October 2020 Common Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares																$ 3.00
Shares of common stock issued																4,000,000
Common Share Units [Member] \| Scott W Absher
Price per share \| $ / shares														$ 1,250
Shares issued upon conversion									12,500,000						294,490
Common shares lock up period									24 months						6 months
Shares that are freely tradeable														294,490
Warrants [Member]
Warrants to acquire shares of common stock										323,310
Warrants Outstanding																9,592,085
Warrants [Member] \| May 2021 Common Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares			$ 2.4249
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants			2,628,453
Warrants [Member] \| May 2021 Prefunded Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares			$ 2.425
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares			$ 2.6675
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants			2,628,453
Common Stock \| May 2021 Common Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.0001
Shares of common stock issued			2,320,000
Common Stock \| May 2021 Prefunded Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares			$ 2.4249
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Shares of common stock issued																	2,472,500
Warrants to acquire shares of common stock												1,277,580
Placement agent fees and costs \| $										$ 1,700,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| October 2020 Common Warrants
Price per share \| $ / shares					$ 3.00
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares					$ 3.30
Gross proceeds from issuance of shares \| $					$ 12,000,000
Placement agent fees and costs \| $				$ 1,300,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Common Share Units [Member]
Gross proceeds from issuance of shares \| $										$ 12,000,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Common Share Units [Member] \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Price per share \| $ / shares												$ 5.40
Shares of common stock issued												1,898,850
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares																$ 5.40	$ 5.40
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Warrants [Member] \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Price per share \| $ / shares												$ 5.399
Shares of common stock issued												323,310
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Warrants [Member] \| October 2020 Common Warrants
Shares of common stock issued					2,300,000											2,300,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Common Stock \| October 2020 Common Warrants
Shares of common stock issued					4,000,000
Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Purchased Accompanied by Common Warrant					0.5
Overallotment \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Price per share \| $ / shares								$ 5.40
Shares of common stock issued								166,500
Units issued						83,840
Gross proceeds from issuance of shares \| $						$ 450,000
Proceeds from issuance of units \| $								$ 900,000
Overallotment \| October 2020 Common Warrants
Shares of common stock issued					300,000
Overallotment \| Common Share Units [Member] \| May 2020 Common Warrant [Member]
Price per share \| $ / shares						$ 5.40