The title compound, {[Ag(C4H6NO4)(C4H5N3)].H2O}n, was synthesized by the reaction of silver(I) nitrate with 2-aminopyrimidine and iminodiacetic acid. X-ray analysis reveals that the crystal structure contains a one-dimensional ladder-like Ag(I) coordination polymer and that N-H...O and O-H...O hydrogen bonding results in a three-dimensional network. The Ag(I) centre is four-coordinated by three N atoms from three different 2-aminopyrimidine ligands and one O atom from one iminodiacetate ligand. Comparison of the structural features with previous findings suggests that the existence of a second ligand plays an important role in the construction of such polymer frameworks.