cordova-plugin-google-places

Cordova plugin for Google Places SDK

API key (Android and iOS platforms)

you need to specify your API keys in config.xml file instead of --variable.

<widget ...>
  <preference name="PLACES_ANDROID_API_KEY" value="(api key)" />
  <preference name="PLACES_IOS_API_KEY" value="(api key)" />
</widget>