The title complex, [Ni(N(3))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(CH(3)OH)(2)], lies on a twofold roation axis which runs through the Ni(II) ion and the mid-point of the bipyridine ligand. The Ni(II) ion is coordinated in a distorted octa-hedral environment by two azide ligands in a trans configuration. The methanol ligands are in a cis configuration and their hy-droxy groups form intra-molecular O-H⋯(N,N) hydrogen bonds with the azide ligands.