Find Google place 'reference key' directly via Google (maps) 'cid'

Question

Is it possible to retrieve the Google places 'reference key' directly via the Google (maps) 'cid' identifier?

If yes, how?

If no, what are my options? Is there an indirect way?

Answer 1

No. Google api provides mainly 4 searches--

1. nearby (based on latlng and radius)
2. text based (based on some text...eg name of a place,city etc)
3. radarsearch (gives only the reference id)
4. placedetails (this takes the above reference id and provide all details corresponding to that one reference id)

you can find examples and other details here...