In the title compound, C15H11NO4, the dihedral angle formed by the benzene ring and the essentially planar 2-benzofuran ring system is 55.93 (3)°. In the crystal, intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link pairs of molecules, generating centrosymmetric R
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2(8) ring motifs. These dimeric units are connected via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming C(6) chains along [100].