Error:Cause: failed to find target with hash string 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:23' in: E:\AndroidStudio\SDK

Try to use compileSdkVersion 23 instead of compileSdkVersion 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:23'

I got this error when trying to build a project on Windows that was originally built on Ubuntu. If you're not sure which build.gradle file is causing it and the project has multiple modules, do a project search for "compileSdkVersion."

Windows expects: compileSdkVersion 'Google Apis:Google Apis:23'

Ubuntu expects: compileSdkVersion "Google Inc.:Google APIs:23"

Main module or any library must be using 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:23' which is not installed in SDK. So try to change it and compile

Change : compileSdkVersion 'Google Apis:Google Apis:23'

To : compileSdkVersion 23 (You should have android-23 installed in SDK)