Try:
return fetch(api_url, requestOptions)
.then((httpResponse) => {
console.log("CONSOLE DISPLAY 1");
console.log(httpResponse);
if(!httpResponse.ok){return Promise.reject("Fetch failed");}
console.log("CONSOLE DISPLAY 2");
console.log("THE RESPONSE :::",httpResponse);
return httpResponse.json();
})
.then(a => {
console.log("AAAAAAAAAA ",a);
return a;
})
.catch(err => console.log(err));