A vehicle door latch apparatus comprising: a locking lever that can switch between an unlocked state in which a door can be opened by operation of an outside handle that is provided on an outer side of the door and a locked state in which the door cannot be opened by the operation of the outside handle; a first inside lever that performs a releasing operation by an operation of an inside handle that is provided on an inner side of the door; a second inside lever that can be linked to and unlinked from the release operation of the first inside lever; and a switching element that can move to a connected position and to a disconnected position, wherein the release operation of the first inside lever can be transmitted to the second inside lever in the connected position, and the release operation of the first inside lever cannot be transmitted to the second inside lever in the disconnected position, wherein the switching element is in a double unlocked state when the switching element is in the connected position and is in a double locked state when the switching element is in the disconnected position, wherein the double unlocked state enables a one-motion operation, in which the switching element is linked to the release operation of the first inside lever in order to switch the locking lever from the locked state to the unlocked state and in which the release operation of the first inside lever is transmitted to the second inside lever in order to open the door, and in the double locked state, the switching element is not linked to the release operation of the first inside lever, prevents the release operation of the first inside lever from being transmitted to the second inside lever and prevents the locking lever from being switched from the locked state to the unlocked state; characterized in that when the switching element is in the connected position, an abutting portion of the switching element abuts a part of the locking lever by release operation of the second inside lever and thereby switches the locking lever from the locked state to the unlocked state. a locking lever that can switch between an unlocked state in which a door can be opened by operation of an outside handle that is provided on an outer side of the door and a locked state in which the door cannot be opened by the operation of the outside handle; a first inside lever that performs a releasing operation by an operation of an inside handle that is provided on an inner side of the door; a second inside lever that can be linked to and unlinked from the release operation of the first inside lever; and a switching element that can move to a connected position and to a disconnected position, wherein the release operation of the first inside lever can be transmitted to the second inside lever in the connected position, and the release operation of the first inside lever cannot be transmitted to the second inside lever in the disconnected position, wherein the switching element is in a double unlocked state when the switching element is in the connected position and is in a double locked state when the switching element is in the disconnected position, wherein the double unlocked state enables a one-motion operation, in which the switching element is linked to the release operation of the first inside lever in order to switch the locking lever from the locked state to the unlocked state and in which the release operation of the first inside lever is transmitted to the second inside lever in order to open the door, and in the double locked state, the switching element is not linked to the release operation of the first inside lever, prevents the release operation of the first inside lever from being transmitted to the second inside lever and prevents the locking lever from being switched from the locked state to the unlocked state; characterized in that when the switching element is in the connected position, an abutting portion of the switching element abuts a part of the locking lever by release operation of the second inside lever and thereby switches the locking lever from the locked state to the unlocked state.