In the title compound, C9H12N2O, the mean plane through the amide group and the benzene ring form a dihedral angle of 33.93 (7)°. An intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond is present. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯N and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming double-stranded chains parallel to the b axis.