Try and catch CATCH ERROR: ERROR STATUS: 403 (What the error is due to?) - node.js

Question

I'm trying to deploy a smart contract, but before doing so I'm accessing${basePath}/build/ipfsMetasGeneric/_ipfsMetasResponse.json and picking up the metaData.metadata_uri to assign it to PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI. It all works well until there (I can see on the terminal the console.log (PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI)). But the app stop working right after as it catches an error and throws me the message CATCH ERROR: ERROR STATUS: 403.
I'm just quite puzzled since I don't understand why the try code runs all Ok but then throws me that error. I've hit a roadblock, would appreciate any help.
Thank you.
Code follows:
const path = require("path");
const basePath = process.cwd();
const fs = require("fs");
const yesno = require('yesno');
const {
fetchNoRetry,
} = require(`${basePath}/utils/functions/fetchWithRetry.js`);
let {
CHAIN,
GENERIC,
CONTRACT_NAME,
CONTRACT_SYMBOL,
METADATA_UPDATABLE,
ROYALTY_SHARE,
ROYALTY_ADDRESS,
MAX_SUPPLY,
MINT_PRICE,
TOKENS_PER_MINT,
OWNER_ADDRESS,
TREASURY_ADDRESS,
PUBLIC_MINT_START_DATE,
BASE_URI,
PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI,
PRESALE_MINT_START_DATE,
PRESALE_WHITELISTED_ADDRESSES
} = require(`${basePath}/src/config.js`);
const deployContract = async () => {
const ok = await yesno({
question: `Is all REQUIRED contract information correct in config.js? (y/n):`,
default: null,
});
if(!ok) {
console.log("Exiting...");
process.exit(0);
}
if(GENERIC) {
try {
let jsonFile = fs.readFileSync(`${basePath}/build/ipfsMetasGeneric/_ipfsMetasResponse.json`);
let metaData = JSON.parse(jsonFile);
console.log (metaData);
if(metaData.response === "OK") {
if(!PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI) {
PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI = metaData.metadata_uri;
console.log (PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI);
}
} else {
console.log('There is an issue with the metadata upload. Please check the /build/_ipfsMetasGeneric/_ipfsMetasResponse.json file for more information. Running "npm run upload_metadata" may fix this issue.');
}
} catch (err) {
console.log(`/build/_ipfsMetasGeneric/_ipfsMetasResponse.json file not found. Run "npm run upload_metadata" first.`);
console.log(`Catch: ${err}`);
process.exit(0);
}
} else {
try {
let jsonFile = fs.readFileSync(`${basePath}/build/ipfsMetas/_ipfsMetasResponse.json`);
let metaData = JSON.parse(jsonFile);
if(metaData.response === "OK") {
if(!BASE_URI) {
BASE_URI = metaData.metadata_directory_ipfs_uri;
}
} else {
console.log('There is an issue with the metadata upload. Please check the /build/_ipfsMetas/_ipfsMetasResponse.json file for more information. Running "npm run upload_metadata" may fix this issue.');
}
} catch (err) {
console.log(`/build/_ipfsMetasGeneric/_ipfsMetasResponse.json file not found. Run "npm run upload_metadata" first.`);
process.exit(0);
}
}
if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(`${basePath}/build`, "/contract"))) {
fs.mkdirSync(path.join(`${basePath}/build`, "contract"));
}
try {
const url = `https://api.nftport.xyz/v0/contracts/collections`;
const contract = {
chain: CHAIN.toLowerCase(),
name: CONTRACT_NAME,
symbol: CONTRACT_SYMBOL,
owner_address: OWNER_ADDRESS,
metadata_updatable: METADATA_UPDATABLE,
royalties_share: ROYALTY_SHARE,
royalties_address: ROYALTY_ADDRESS,
max_supply: MAX_SUPPLY,
mint_price: MINT_PRICE,
tokens_per_mint: TOKENS_PER_MINT,
treasury_address: TREASURY_ADDRESS,
public_mint_start_date: PUBLIC_MINT_START_DATE,
presale_mint_start_date: PRESALE_MINT_START_DATE,
base_uri: BASE_URI,
prereveal_token_uri: PREREVEAL_TOKEN_URI,
presale_whitelisted_addresses: PRESALE_WHITELISTED_ADDRESSES
};
const options = {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify(contract),
};
const response = await fetchNoRetry(url, options);
fs.writeFileSync(`${basePath}/build/contract/_deployContractResponse.json`, JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
if(response.response === "OK") {
console.log(`Contract deployment started.`);
} else {
console.log(`Contract deployment failed`);
}
console.log(`Check /build/contract/_deployContractResponse.json for more information. Run "npm run get_contract" to get the contract details.`);
} catch (error) {
console.log(`CATCH: Contract deployment failed`, `ERROR: ${error}`);
}
};
deployContract();