Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments - Narrative (Details)

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Commitments - Narrative (Details)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Oct. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Oct. 22, 2021
USD ($)
sponsorship
$ / shares
shares
Aug. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Aug. 31, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
May 02, 2022
Oct. 19, 2021
shares
Jun. 21, 2021
ft²
Jun. 07, 2021
ft²
Apr. 29, 2021
USD ($)
Apr. 29, 2021
sponsorship
Apr. 29, 2021
Apr. 29, 2021
company
Oct. 01, 2020
ft²
Aug. 13, 2020
ft²
Apr. 15, 2016
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
ROU asset impairment $ 3,866,802     $ 3,851,000                        
Loss contingency accrual $ 3,761,352     $ 3,761,352                        
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities     Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities                      
Defined contribution plan, age requirement       21 years                        
Defined contribution plan, service requirement       3 months                        
Employer contribution plan       $ 0 $ 0                      
Number of special purpose acquisition company sponsorships                     4   4      
Other commitments, percentage of outstanding shares, per acquisition company                       15.00%        
Warrants (in shares) | shares 522,786     522,786 95,921                      
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 78     $ 78 $ 384                      
Impairment of uncollectible loans       $ 400,000                        
SPAC 1                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitment                   $ 25,000            
SPAC 2                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitment                   25,000            
SPAC 3                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitment                   25,000            
SPAC 4                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitment                   $ 25,000            
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitment     $ 2,000,000                          
Advances to special purpose acquisition companies   $ 820,000                            
Special Purpose Acquisition Company, Maximum Amount Per Individual Loan                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitment     500,000                          
Shiftpixy Founders                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Other commitments, percentage of outstanding shares, per acquisition company                       20.00%        
Irvine Facility                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Operating lease term                               5 years
Operating lease, monthly expense       35,000                        
Miami Office Space Facility                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Operating lease term                             7 years  
Operating lease, monthly expense       57,000                        
Area of real estate property | ft²                             13,246  
ShiftPixy Labs Facility                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Operating lease term                           64 months    
Operating lease, monthly expense       34,000                        
Area of real estate property | ft²                           23,500    
Miami Verifone Facility                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Operating lease, monthly expense       26,000                        
Area of real estate property | ft²                 8,000              
Sublease term                 3 years              
Sunrise Facility                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Operating lease, monthly expense       27,000                        
Area of real estate property | ft²               13,418                
Operating lease, lease not yet commenced, term               77 months                
Second Irvine Facility                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Operating lease, monthly expense       $ 24,000                        
Operating lease, lease not yet commenced, term           60 months                    
Operating lease, rent abatement percentage       50.00%                        
Operating lease, rent abatement period       4 months                        
IPO | IHC                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Number of common shares per unit (in shares) | shares             1                  
Number of shares of common stock per warrant (in shares) | shares             1                  
Proceeds from issuance initial public offering     $ 115,000,000                          
IPO | ShiftPixy | Special Purpose Acquisition Company, Transactions Expected | IHC                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Number of special purpose acquisition company sponsorships | sponsorship     3                          
IPO | Placement Warrants | IHC                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Warrants (in shares) | shares     4,639,102                          
Aggregate purchase price     $ 4,639,102                          
Sale of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 1.00                          
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 11.50                          
IPO | Placement Warrants | ShiftPixy | Special Purpose Acquisition Company, Transactions Expected | IHC                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Aggregate purchase price     $ 17,531,408                          
Sale of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 1.00                          
Overallotment | Placement Warrants | ShiftPixy | Special Purpose Acquisition Company, Transactions Expected | IHC                                
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                
Aggregate purchase price     $ 18,656,408