The asymmetric unit of the title proton-transfer compound, C5H8N3
+·C7H4NO4
−, consists of one mono-deprotonated pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid as anion and one protonated 2,3-diaminopyridine as cation. The crystal packing shows extensive O—H⋯O, N—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Thre are also several π–π interactions between the anions and also between the cations [centriod–centroid distances = 3.6634 (7), 3.7269 (7), 3.6705 (7) and 3.4164 (7) Å].