diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-restapi-spec-location.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-restapi-spec-location.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cffdc564f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-restapi-spec-location.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+parameters:
+- name: ServiceDirectory
+  type: string
+  default: ''
+- name: PackageName
+  type: string
+  default: ''
+- name: ArtifactLocation
+  type: string
+  default: ''
+
+steps:
+  - task: Powershell@2
+    inputs:
+      filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/Verify-RestApiSpecLocation.ps1
+      arguments: >
+        -ServiceDirectory "${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}"
+        -PackageName "${{ parameters.PackageName }}"
+        -ArtifactLocation: "${{ parameters.ArtifactLocation }}"
+      pwsh: true
+      workingDirectory: $(Pipeline.Workspace)
+    displayName: Verify REST API spec location for "${{ parameters.PackageName }}"
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: $(azuresdk-github-pat)
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Invoke-GitHubAPI.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Invoke-GitHubAPI.ps1
index 504ac51ada..6b96f0920f 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Invoke-GitHubAPI.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Invoke-GitHubAPI.ps1
@@ -451,3 +451,23 @@ function Get-GithubReferenceCommitDate($commitUrl, $AuthToken) {
   }
   return $commitResponse.committer.date
 }
+
+function Search-GitHubCommit {
+  param (
+    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+    $RepoOwner,
+    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+    $RepoName,
+    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+    $CommitHash,
+    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+    $AuthToken
+  )
+  $uri = "https://api.github.com/search/commits?q=repo:$RepoOwner/$RepoName+hash:$CommitHash"
+
+  return Invoke-RestMethod `
+          -Method GET `
+          -Uri $uri `
+          -Headers (Get-GitHubApiHeaders -token $AuthToken) `
+          -MaximumRetryCount 3
+}
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-RestApiSpecLocation.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-RestApiSpecLocation.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51d5d86bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-RestApiSpecLocation.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+  Verifies the location of the REST API specification.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+  This script is used to verify the REST API specifications used to generate SDK package are from the main branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository.
+
+.PARAMETER ServiceDirectory
+  The directory path of the service.
+
+.PARAMETER PackageName
+  The name of the package.
+
+.PARAMETER ArtifactLocation
+  The location of the generated artifact for the package.
+
+.PARAMETER GitHubPat
+  The GitHub personal access token used for authentication. By default, it will use the environment variable GH_TOKEN.
+
+.PARAMETER PackageInfoDirectory
+  The directory path where the package information is stored.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+  Verify-RestApiSpecLocation -ServiceDirectory "/home/azure-sdk-for-net/sdk/serviceab" -PackageName "MyPackage" -ArtifactLocation "/home/ab/artifacts" -GitHubPat "xxxxxxxxxxxx" -PackageInfoDirectory "/home/ab/artifacts/PackageInfo"
+
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param (
+  [Parameter(Position = 0)]
+  [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+  [string] $ServiceDirectory,
+  [Parameter(Position = 1)]
+  [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+  [string] $PackageName,
+  [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+  [string] $ArtifactLocation,
+  [Parameter(Position = 2)]
+  [string]$GitHubPat = $($env:GH_TOKEN),
+  [string]$PackageInfoDirectory
+)
+
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot common.ps1)
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot Helpers/PSModule-Helpers.ps1)
+
+# Check if github token is set
+if(-not $GitHubPat) {
+  LogError "GitHubPat is not set. Please set the environment variable GH_TOKEN or pass the GitHubPat parameter."
+  exit 1
+}
+
+Install-ModuleIfNotInstalled "powershell-yaml" "0.4.1" | Import-Module
+
+# This function is used to verify the 'require' and 'input-file' settings in autorest.md point to the main branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository
+# input-file may be: 
+# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/main/specification/purview/data-plane/Azure.Analytics.Purview.MetadataPolicies/preview/2021-07-01-preview/purviewMetadataPolicy.json
+# or 
+# https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/blob/0ebd4949e8e1cd9537ca5a07384c7661162cc7a6/specification/purview/data-plane/Azure.Analytics.Purview.Account/preview/2019-11-01-preview/account.json
+function Verify-Url([string]$fileUrl) {
+  if($fileUrl -match "^https://(raw\.githubusercontent\.com|github\.com)/(?<repo>[^/]*/azure-rest-api-specs)(/(blob|tree))?/(?<commit>[^\/]+(\/[^\/]+)*|[0-9a-f]{40})/(?<path>specification/.*)") {
+    $repo = $matches['repo']
+    $commit = $matches['commit']
+    if($repo -ne "Azure/azure-rest-api-specs") {
+      LogError "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Invalid repo in the file url: $fileUrl. Repo should be 'Azure/azure-rest-api-specs'."
+      exit 1
+    }
+    # check the commit hash belongs to main branch
+    Verify-CommitFromMainBranch $commit
+  }
+  else{
+    LogError "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Invalid file url: $fileUrl"
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+
+# This function is used to verify the 'repo' and 'commit' settings in tsp-location.yaml point to the main branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository
+function Verify-TspLocation([System.Object]$tspLocationObj) {
+  $repo = $tspLocationObj["repo"]
+  $commit = $tspLocationObj["commit"]
+  if($repo -ne "Azure/azure-rest-api-specs") {
+    LogError "Invalid repo setting in the tsp-location.yaml: $repo. Repo should be 'Azure/azure-rest-api-specs'. ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName"
+    exit 1
+  }
+
+  # check the commit hash belongs to main branch
+  Verify-CommitFromMainBranch $commit
+}
+
+# This function is used to verify the specific 'commit' belongs to the main branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository
+function Verify-CommitFromMainBranch([string]$commit) {
+  if($commit -notmatch "^[0-9a-f]{40}$" -and $commit -ne "main") {
+    LogError "Invalid commit hash or branch name: $commit. Branch name should be 'main' or the commit should be a 40-character SHA-1 hash. ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName"
+    exit 1
+  }
+  if($commit -eq "main") {
+    Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Branch is $commit branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository."
+    return
+  }
+  try {
+    $searchResult = Search-GitHubCommit -AuthToken $GitHubPat -CommitHash $commit -RepoOwner "Azure" -RepoName "azure-rest-api-specs"
+    if ($searchResult.total_count -lt 1) {
+      LogError "Commit $commit doesn't exist in 'main' branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository. ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName"
+      exit 1
+    }
+    else{
+      Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Commit $commit exists in 'main' branch of Azure/azure-rest-api-specs repository."
+    }
+  }
+  catch {
+    LogError "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Failed to search commit $commit with exception:`n$_ "
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+
+function Verify-YamlContent([string]$markdownContent) {
+  $splitString = '``` yaml|```yaml|```'
+  $yamlContent = $markdownContent -split $splitString
+  foreach($yamlSection in $yamlContent) {
+    if ($yamlSection) {
+      try {
+        # remove the lines like: $(tag) == 'package-preview-2023-09'
+        $yamlSection = $yamlSection -replace '^\s*\$\(.+\)\s*==.+', ''
+        $yamlobj = ConvertFrom-Yaml -Yaml $yamlSection
+        if($yamlobj) {
+          $batchValue = $yamlobj["batch"]
+          $requireValue = $yamlobj["require"]
+          $inputFileValue = $yamlobj["input-file"]
+          if ($requireValue) {
+            LogDebug "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. 'require' is set as:$requireValue"
+            Verify-Url $requireValue
+          }
+          elseif ($inputFileValue) {
+            LogDebug "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. 'input-file' is set as:$inputFileValue"
+            foreach($inputFile in $inputFileValue) {
+              Verify-Url $inputFile
+            }
+          }
+          elseif ($batchValue) {
+            # there are some services which use batch mode for sdk generation, e.g. Azure.AI.Language.QuestionAnswering
+            foreach($batch in $batchValue) {
+              $requireValue = $batch["require"]
+              $inputFileValue = $batch["input-file"]
+              if ($requireValue) {
+                LogDebug "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. 'require' is set as:$requireValue"
+                Verify-Url $requireValue
+              }
+              elseif ($inputFileValue) {
+                LogDebug "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. 'input-file' is set as:$inputFileValue"
+                foreach($inputFile in $inputFileValue) {
+                  Verify-Url $inputFile
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      catch {
+        Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Failed to parse yaml section $yamlSection with exception:`n$_ "
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function Verify-PackageVersion() {
+  try {
+    $packages = @{}
+    if ($FindArtifactForApiReviewFn -and (Test-Path "Function:$FindArtifactForApiReviewFn"))
+    {
+      $packages = &$FindArtifactForApiReviewFn $ArtifactLocation $PackageName
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LogError "The function for 'FindArtifactForApiReviewFn' was not found.`
+      Make sure it is present in eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1 and referenced in eng/common/scripts/common.ps1.`
+      See https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-tools/blob/main/doc/common/common_engsys.md#code-structure"
+      exit 1
+    }
+    if (-not $PackageInfoDirectory)
+    {
+      $PackageInfoDirectory = Join-Path -Path $ArtifactLocation "PackageInfo"
+      if (-not (Test-Path -Path $PackageInfoDirectory)) {
+        # Call Save-Package-Properties.ps1 script to generate package info json files
+        $savePropertiesScriptPath = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot "Save-Package-Properties.ps1"
+        & $savePropertiesScriptPath -serviceDirectory $ServiceDirectory -outDirectory $PackageInfoDirectory
+      }
+    }
+
+    $continueValidation = $false
+    if ($packages)
+    {
+      foreach($pkgPath in $packages.Values)
+      {
+        $pkgPropPath = Join-Path -Path $PackageInfoDirectory "$PackageName.json"
+        if (-Not (Test-Path $pkgPropPath))
+        {
+            Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Package property file path $($pkgPropPath) is invalid."
+            continue
+        }
+        # Get package info from json file
+        $pkgInfo = Get-Content $pkgPropPath | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $version = [AzureEngSemanticVersion]::ParseVersionString($pkgInfo.Version)
+        if ($null -eq $version)
+        {
+            LogError "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, Version info is not available for package $PackageName, because version '$(pkgInfo.Version)' is invalid. Please check if the version follows Azure SDK package versioning guidelines."
+            exit 1
+        }
+
+        Write-Host "Version: $($version)"
+        Write-Host "SDK Type: $($pkgInfo.SdkType)"
+        Write-Host "Release Status: $($pkgInfo.ReleaseStatus)"
+
+        # Ignore the validation if the package is not GA version
+        if ($version.IsPrerelease) {
+          Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, Package $($parsedPackage.PackageId) is marked with version $($parsedPackage.PackageVersion), the version is a prerelease version and the validation of spec location is ignored."
+          exit 0
+        }
+        $continueValidation = $true
+      }
+    }
+    if($continueValidation -eq $false) {
+      Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, no package info is found for package $PackageName, the validation of spec location is ignored."
+      exit 0
+    }
+  }
+  catch {
+    LogError "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Failed to retrieve package and validate package version with exception:`n$_ "
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+
+try{
+  # Verify package version is not a prerelease version, only continue the validation if the package is GA version
+  Verify-PackageVersion
+
+  $ServiceDir = Join-Path $RepoRoot 'sdk' $ServiceDirectory
+  $PackageDirectory = Join-Path $ServiceDir $PackageName
+  Push-Location $PackageDirectory
+
+  # Load tsp-location.yaml if existed
+  $tspLocationYamlPath = Join-Path $PackageDirectory "tsp-location.yaml"
+  $autorestMdPath = Join-Path $PackageDirectory "src/autorest.md"
+  $swaggerReadmePath = Join-Path $PackageDirectory "swagger/README.md"
+  $tspLocationYaml = @{}
+  if (Test-Path -Path $tspLocationYamlPath) {
+    # typespec scenario
+    $tspLocationYaml = Get-Content -Path $tspLocationYamlPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Yaml
+    Verify-TspLocation $tspLocationYaml
+  }
+  elseif ($Language -eq "dotnet") {
+    # only dotnet language sdk uses 'autorest.md' to configure the sdk generation
+    if (Test-Path -Path $autorestMdPath) {
+      try {
+        $autorestMdContent = Get-Content -Path $autorestMdPath -Raw
+        Verify-YamlContent $autorestMdContent
+      }
+      catch {
+        Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Failed to parse autorest.md file with exception:`n$_ "
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  elseif ($Language -eq "java" -or $Language -eq "js" -or $Language -eq "python" -or $Language -eq "go") {
+    # for these languages we ignore the validation because they always use the latest spec from main branch to release SDK
+    # mgmt plane packages: azure-core-management|azure-resourcemanager|azure-resourcemanager-advisor (java), azure-mgmt-devcenter (python), arm-advisor (js), armaad (go)
+    if($PackageName -match "^(arm|azure-mgmt|azure-resourcemanager|azure-core-management)[-a-z]*$") {
+      Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Ignore the validation for $Language management plane package."
+      exit 0
+    }
+    # for these languages they use 'swagger/readme.md' to configure the sdk generation for data plane scenarios
+    if (Test-Path -Path $swaggerReadmePath) {
+      try {
+        $swaggerReadmeContent = Get-Content -Path $swaggerReadmePath -Raw
+        Verify-YamlContent $swaggerReadmeContent
+      }
+      catch {
+        Write-Host "ServiceDir:$ServiceDirectory, PackageName:$PackageName. Failed to parse swagger/readme.md file with exception:`n$_ "
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+finally {
+  Pop-Location
+}