Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 24, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-37515
Entity Registrant Name	Aqua Metals, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	47-1169572
Entity Address, Address Line One	5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201
Entity Address, City or Town	Reno
Entity Address, State or Province	NV
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	89511
City Area Code	775
Local Phone Number	446-4418
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	AQMS
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	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Public Float			$ 4,815,945
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		3,350,604
Amendment Description	This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 of Aqua Metals, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2026 (the “Original Form 10-K”). The purpose of this Amendment is to amend Part III, Items 10 through 14, of the Original Form 10-K to include information previously omitted from the Original Form 10-K in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, Part III of the Original Form 10-K is hereby amended and restated as set forth below and the reference on the cover page of the Original Form 10-K to the incorporation by reference of our definitive proxy statement into Part III of the Original Form 10-K is hereby deleted.
Entity Central Index Key	0001621832
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true

Aqua Metals, Inc. 10-K/A