The title compound, C(15)H(13)N(3)O(4), was synthesized by the reaction of equimolar quanti-ties of 2-methoxy-benzaldehyde and 2-nitro-benzohydrazide in methanol. The dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene rings is 68.3 (2)°. In the crystal structure, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur.