In the title compound, C16H15NO3S, the plane of the phenyl ring forms a dihedral angle of 80.37 (8)° with the indole ring system. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds which link the molecules into infinite chains along the a axis of the crystal.
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