Windows cordova build error: could not find the environment variable ANDROID_HOME

Question

OS: Windows 7.

I created the project in cordova, but when I try to build it using the command cordova build android, it returns an error that states:

ERROR building one of the platforms: Failed to find 'ANDROID_HOME' environment variable. Try setting setting it manually.
Failed to find 'android' command in your 'PATH'. Try update your 'PATH' to include path to valid SDK directory.
You may not have the required environment or OS to build this project
Error: CordovaError: Failed to find 'ANDROID_HOME' environment variable. Try setting setting it manually.
Failed to find 'android' command in your 'PATH'. Try update your 'PATH' to include path to valid SDK directory.
at C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\lib\check_reqs.js:223:19
at _fulfilled (C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:834:54)
at self.promiseDispatch.done (C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:863:30)
at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:796:13)
at C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:857:14
at runSingle (C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:137:13)
at flush (C:\Users\Ahmed\Desktop\nodejs\hello\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:125:13)
at nextTickCallbackWith0Args (node.js:453:9)
at process._tickCallback (node.js:382:13)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:449:11)

I've set a variable named ANDROID_HOMEin the user environment with the path to my android sdk: E:\android\sdk. However, I get this error.

Answer 1

Your path is not ok, you need to reference

E:\android\sdk\tools
E:\android\sdk\platform-tools

To variable Path

To verify the installation, simply type androidin your console and check for errors