| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2412402 - Disclosure - Geographic Information - Schedule of Revenue by Geographic Areas (Details) (http://www.zendesk.com/role/GeographicInformationScheduleOfRevenueByGeographicAreasDetails) |
| Table | Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001463172 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | ||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | ||||||||||
| United States | EMEA | Other | Geographical [Domain] | United States | EMEA | Other | Geographical [Domain] | United States | EMEA | Other | Geographical [Domain] | |
Revenue | 311,999,000 | 208,768,000 | 127,049,000 | |||||||||