def METHOD_NAME(ret=None):
    """
    Get the appoptics options from salt.
    """
    attrs = {
        "api_token": "api_token",
        "api_url": "api_url",
        "tags": "tags",
        "sls_states": "sls_states",
    }
    _options = salt.returners.get_returner_options(
        __virtualname__, ret, attrs, __salt__=__salt__, __opts__=__opts__
    )
    _options["api_url"] = _options.get("api_url", "api.appoptics.com")
    _options["sls_states"] = _options.get("sls_states", [])
    _options["tags"] = _options.get(
        "tags", {"host_hostname_alias": __salt__["grains.get"]("id")}
    )
    log.debug("Retrieved appoptics options: %s", _options)
    return _options