How to set vscode format golang code on save?

For me, none of the answers worked. My Go version is 1.17.1, VSCode version is 1.60.1 and I’m using Linux Pop!_os.

After some digging online found this in the official VSCode documentation for Go. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/go#_formatting

My settings.json looks like this

"[go]": {
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "golang.go"
},

Note: You need to install the required extensions for the go lang in VS code. Check the bottom left bar after opening a *.go file and you should see the go version. If you see an exclamation icon then click on it and install the suggested extensions.